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    3. 目は口ほどに物を言う

    目は口ほどに物を言う

    目めは​口くちほ​ど​に​物ものを​言いう​

    one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab42 strokes

    目は口程に物を言う

    めはくちほどにものをいう

    Verb

    1.
    one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words, the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts, the eyes are the windows to the soul, eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    目
    め・-め・ま-…(6)
    eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)
    Kanji
    口
    くち…(2)
    mouth
    Kanji
    物
    もの・もの-…(2)
    thing・object・matter
    Kanji
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    ほ
    ho
    Kana
    ど
    do
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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