Trăm nghe chẳng bằng một thấy

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Meaning · English

Hearing something multiple times is not as effective as seeing it once

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nghe nhiều lần không hiệu quả bằng nhìn thấy một lần

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Literally: A hundred hearings are not as good as one seeing

Examples

Tôi đã nghe nói về vẻ đẹp của Vịnh Hạ Long, nhưng thật sự thì Trăm nghe chẳng bằng một thấyI had heard about the beauty of Ha Long Bay, but it's true that a hundred hearings are not as good as one seeing

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Trăm nghe chẳng bằng một thấy” mean?

Hearing something multiple times is not as effective as seeing it once Literally: A hundred hearings are not as good as one seeing

Is “Trăm nghe chẳng bằng một thấy” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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