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Meaning of 闻名不如见面

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闻 wén 名 míng 不 bù 如 rú 见 jiàn 面 miàn (Trad.: 聞名不如見面)
knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)
Example Sentences
1
kē lín sī
柯林斯
xiān sheng
先生
……
shuō
说
tā
他
zǎo jiù
早就
tīng wén
听闻
bān nà tè
班纳特
jiā de
家的
nǚ hái zi
女孩子
měi mào
美貌
chū zhòng
出众
，
dàn shì
但是
xiàn zài
现在
cái
才
zhī dào
知道
，
wén míng
闻名
bù rú
不如
jiàn miàn
见面
。
Mr. Collins......said he had heard much of their beauty, but that, in this instance, fame had fallen short of the truth. (Chapter 13)
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