лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать

Russian

Etymology

Since the 1950s; Calque from Chinese 百聞不如一見／百闻不如一见 (bǎi wén bùrú yī jiàn, “it's better to see once than hear a hundred times”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɫut͡ʂʂɨ ɐˈdʲin ras ʊˈvʲidʲɪtʲ t͡ɕem ˈsto ras ʊsˈɫɨʂətʲ]

Proverb

лу́чше оди́н раз уви́деть, чем сто раз услы́шать • (lúčše odín raz uvídetʹ, čem sto raz uslýšatʹ)

  1. a picture is worth a thousand words
  2. seeing is believing

Descendants

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