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闻名不如见面

wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn

6-character word Traditional 聞名不如見面

What 闻名不如见面 means

1. knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)

The characters in 闻名不如见面

• 闻wénto hear; news; well-known
• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 见jiànto see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
• 面miànface; side; surface

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