| 闻名不如见面 |
wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn |
knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom) |
| 闻 |
Wén |
surname Wen |
| 闻 |
wén |
to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at |
| 闻名 |
wén míng |
well-known / famous / renowned / eminent |
| 名 |
míng |
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不如 |
bù rú |
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to / it would be better to |
| 如 |
rú |
as / as if / such as |
| 见 |
jiàn |
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view |
| 见 |
xiàn |
to appear / also written 现 |
| 见面 |
jiàn miàn |
to meet; to see each other / CL:次 |
| 面 |
miàn |
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc |
| 面 |
miàn |
variant of 面 |
| 面 |
miàn |
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless |