闻名不如见面 — “Hearing a reputation is not as good as meeting face-to-face”
闻名不如见面 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's better to meet someone in person than just to hear about their reputation; seeing for oneself is better than hearing about it”. Literally, “Hearing a reputation is not as good as meeting face-to-face”.
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What does 闻名不如见面 mean?
闻名不如见面 (wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's better to meet someone in person than just to hear about their reputation; seeing for oneself is better than hearing about it”.
How do you pronounce 闻名不如见面?
闻名不如见面 is pronounced wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 闻名不如见面 literally mean?
Literally, 闻名不如见面 means “Hearing a reputation is not as good as meeting face-to-face”. It is used to mean “it's better to meet someone in person than just to hear about their reputation; seeing for oneself is better than hearing about it”.
What is the Chinese definition of 闻名不如见面?
只听名声不如见面更能了解。