Word Meaning 目は口ほどに物を言う
めはくちほどにものをいう
me ha kuchihodonimono o iu
目は口ほどに物を言う is read as めはくちほどにものをいう (me ha kuchihodonimono o iu) and means one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words.
Meaning
English
- 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
Reading
Kana
めはくちほどにものをいう
Romaji
me ha kuchihodonimono o iu
Writing Variants
- 目は口程に物を言う めはくちほどにものをいう me ha kuchihodo ni mono o iu