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めはくちほどにものをいう
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
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
Alt. forms
目めは口くちほどに物ものを言いう
目めは口くち程ほどに物ものを言いう
めはくちほどにものをいう
Composed of
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything