лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlut͡ʂʂɨ ɐˈdʲin ras ʊˈvʲidʲɪtʲ t͡ɕem ˈsto ras ʊsˈlɨʂətʲ]

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
  • Georgian: ასჯერ გაგონილს ერთხელ ნანახი ჯობია (asǯer gagonils ertxel nanaxi ǯobia)
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