闻名不如见面 in English wen2 ming2 bu4 ru2 jian4 mian4 Meaning

Meanings

  • knowing somebody by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

闻 名 不 如 见 面

Traditional Characters

聞 名 不 如 見 面

Pinyin

wen2 ming2 bu4 ru2 jian4 mian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

闻wen2surname Wen 名ming2name 不bu4(negative prefix) 如ru2as 见jian4to see 面mian4face