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One who visited Seoul cannot outargue one who never went.

โ€” Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown

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What does this proverb mean?

Confident invention can sometimes sound more convincing than firsthand truth.

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Unattributed Traditional proverb; individual author and earliest use unknown.

Source: National Institute of Korean Language โ€” Korean Basic Dictionary , Korean Basic Dictionary, proverb: ์„œ์šธ ๊ฐ€ ๋ณธ ๋†ˆํ•˜๊ณ  ์•ˆ ๊ฐ€ ๋ณธ ๋†ˆํ•˜๊ณ  ์‹ธ์šฐ๋ฉด ์„œ์šธ ๊ฐ€ ๋ณธ ๋†ˆ์ด ๋ชป ์ด๊ธด๋‹ค

Origin: Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown

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