wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn
只听名声不如见面更能了解。
《北史·列女传》:“吾闻闻名不如见面,小人未见礼教,何足责哉。”
闻名不如见面作宾语、定语;用于劝诫人。
Knowing a person by repute is not as good as seeing him in the flesh.