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耳聽為虛，眼見為實

简耳听为虚，眼见为实 · 繁耳聽為虛，眼見為實

Mandarin · pinyin ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí

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

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耳: ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
聽: tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
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眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
實: shí · real, true, solid, honest
听: tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
虚: xū · false
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
实: shí · real, true; honest, sincere

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