trăm nghe không bằng mắt thấy
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Meaning · English
a picture is worth a thousand words; seeing is believing
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes
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Equivalents & related
Near equivalent
a picture is worth a thousand words
A visual representation can convey more information than a large amount of text
English
Near equivalent
seeing is believing
You can only really accept that something is true once you have seen it yourself.
English
Near equivalent
trăm nghe không bằng một thấy
Hearing about something a hundred times is not worth seeing it once — direct experience beats hearsay.
Tiếng Việt · via seeing is believing
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Common questions
What does “trăm nghe không bằng mắt thấy” mean?
a picture is worth a thousand words; seeing is believing
Is “trăm nghe không bằng mắt thấy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
What is the closest equivalent?
“a picture is worth a thousand words” (English) — near equivalent.