聞名不如見面

knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)

surname Wen

to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at

well-known / famous / renowned / eminent

name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to

as / as if / such as

to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view

to appear / also written 現|现[xian4]

to meet / to see each other / CL:次[ci4]

to meet; to see each other / CL:次[ci4]

face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

variant of 麵|面[mian4]

flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless