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眼
見
為
實
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耳
聽
為
虛
眼
見
為
實
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耳
聽
為
虛
Definitions9 characters
yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2 , er3 ting1 wei2 xu1
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself./It ain't necessarily so.
Usage•••frequent
Pronunciations
眼
見
為
實
,
耳
聽
為
虛

As word

1
yan3
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself./It ain't necessarily so.
2
jian4
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself./It ain't necessarily so.
3
wei2
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself./It ain't necessarily so.
4
shi2
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself./It ain't necessarily so.
5
,
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself./It ain't necessarily so.
6
er3
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself./It ain't necessarily so.
7
ting1
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself./It ain't necessarily so.
8
wei2
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself./It ain't necessarily so.
9
xu1
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself./It ain't necessarily so.