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百聞不如一見

A hundred hearings are not worth one look.

Chinese proverb, Daxue yanyi bu 146 (quoting Zhao Chongguo, Book of Han)

The source

"A hundred hearings are not worth one look." This Chinese proverb is recorded in Daxue yanyi bu 146 (quoting Zhao Chongguo, Book of Han). Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

"百聞不如一見"

Original Chinese, Daxue yanyi bu 146 (quoting Zhao Chongguo, Book of Han). Chinese: Daxue yanyi bu, juan 146 (Siku quanshu text) via zh.wikisource.

Who said it

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Questions

Who said "A hundred hearings are not worth one look."?
Chinese proverb. Source: Daxue yanyi bu 146 (quoting Zhao Chongguo, Book of Han).
What is the original Chinese?
百聞不如一見. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

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