лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɫut͡ʂʂɨ ɐˈdʲin ras ʊˈvʲidʲɪtʲ t͡ɕem ˈsto ras ʊsˈɫɨʂətʲ]

Proverb

1. a picture is worth a thousand words
2. seeing is believing

Descendants

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