眼見為實,耳聽為虛

ngaan5 gin3 wai4 sat6 ,ji5 ting1 wai4 heoi1

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 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. It ain't necessarily so.

Written Forms

眼見為實,耳聽為虛Traditional · Main Form
眼见为实,耳听为虚Alternate Form

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