bách văn bất như nhất kiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 百聞不如一見 (“seeing is believing”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ van˧˧ ʔɓət̚˧˦ ɲɨ˧˧ ɲət̚˧˦ kiən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ vaŋ˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ ɲɨ˧˧ ɲək̚˦˧˥ kiəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˥ vaŋ˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˥ ɲɨ˧˧ ɲək̚˦˥ kiəŋ˦˥] ~ [ʔɓat̚˦˥ jaŋ˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˥ ɲɨ˧˧ ɲək̚˦˥ kiəŋ˦˥]

Idiom

bách văn bất như nhất kiến

  1. seeing is believing
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