眼见为实，耳听为虚
眼见为实，耳听为虚
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
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.
verbidiom
Traditional: 眼見為實，耳聽為虛
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- (verb, idiom) 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.
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Related Words
耳听为虚，眼见为实(ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí)— Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
→一手交钱，一手交货(yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò)— lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
→今日事今日毕(jīn rì shì jīn rì bì)— never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
→偏偏(piān piān)— (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately
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