Definition of 聞いて極楽見て地獄 (きいてごくらくみてじごく)

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聞いて極楽見て地獄

きいてごくらくみてじごく

kiitegokurakumitejigoku

expression
don't believe everything you hear, what is a paradise on hearsay may be a hell at sight(proverb)
Related Kanji
hear, ask, listen
poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48
music, comfort, ease
see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
ground, earth
prison, jail