耳听为虚，眼见为实

Traditional form:

耳聽為虛，眼見為實

Pinyin (reading):

ěrtīngwéixū,yǎnjiànwéishí

Definitions:

• (idiom) you cannot always trust what you hear, but seeing is believing

Characters:

• 耳 - ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
• 听 - to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 虚 - false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
• 眼 - eyelet, hole, opening
• 见 - to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 实 - real, true; honest, sincere

Traditional characters:

• 耳 - ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
• 聽 - to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 虛 - false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
• 眼 - eyelet, hole, opening
• 見 - to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 實 - real, true; honest, sincere