目は口ほどに物を言う
めはくちほどにものをいう
- 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 exp proverb
Kanji
目
モク • ボク
め • -め • ま-
eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor
口
コウ • ク
くち
mouth
物
ブツ • モツ
もの • もの-
thing; object; matter
言
ゲン • ゴン
い.う • こと
say; word
Synonyms
物を言う
ものをいう
- to speak (of something) exp v5u
- to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything exp v5u