耳听为虚，眼见为实

Traditional: 耳聽為虛，眼見為實

ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí

Dictionary entry

(idiom) what one hears may be unreliable, but what one sees is true; seeing is believing

What does 耳听为虚，眼见为实 mean?

耳听为虚，眼见为实 (ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) what one hears may be unreliable, but what one sees is true; seeing is believing

Character breakdown

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耳ěrear · handle (archaeology)听yǐnsmile (archaic)为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 虚xūemptiness · void 眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance 见jiànto see · to meet 实shíreal · true

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How to pronounce 耳听为虚，眼见为实

耳听为虚，眼见为实

ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí

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