bách văn bất như nhất kiến
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 百聞不如一見 (“seeing is believing”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ van˧˧ ʔɓət̚˧˦ ɲɨ˧˧ ɲət̚˧˦ kiən˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ vaŋ˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ ɲɨ˧˧ ɲək̚˦˧˥ kiəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˥ vaŋ˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˥ ɲɨ˧˧ ɲək̚˦˥ kiəŋ˦˥] ~ [ʔɓat̚˦˥ jaŋ˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˥ ɲɨ˧˧ ɲək̚˦˥ kiəŋ˦˥]
Idiom
bách văn bất như nhất kiến
- seeing is believing