백문불여일견
Korean
Alternative forms
- 백문이 불여일견 (baengmuni buryeoilgyeon)
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 百聞不如一見 (“hearing a hundred times is no better than seeing once”), from the ancient Chinese history Book of Han.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛŋmun puɾjʌ̹ iɭɡjʌ̹n] ~ [pe̞ŋmun puɾjʌ̹ iɭɡjʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [뱅문 부려 일견/벵문 부려 일견]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | baengmun buryeo ilgyeon |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | baegmun bul'yeo ilgyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer? | paengmun puryŏ ilgyŏn |
| Yale Romanization? | paykmun pul.ye il.kyen |
Noun
백문불여일견 • (baengmunburyeoilgyeon) (hanja 百聞不如一見)
- (set phrase from Classical Chinese) seeing is believing