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"sense": "you need to see something to believe it",
"word": "百闻不如一见"
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"sense": "you need to see something to believe it",
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"word": "eerst zien, dan geloven"
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"roman": "asǯer gagonils ertxel nanaxi ǯobiao",
"sense": "you need to see something to believe it",
"word": "ასჯერ გაგონილს ერთხელ ნანახი ჯობიაო"
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"word": "sjón er sögu ríkari"
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"sense": "you need to see something to believe it",
"word": "déanann fearann fianaise"
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"word": "déanann feiceáil fírinne"
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"word": "百聞は一見に如かず"
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