耳聞不如目見

seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others

Characters and words in 耳聞不如目見

ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)

It ist what it looks like: an ear.
to hear of / to hear about

= + : Willy Walrus (w) found a trap door (门) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2) and after sniffing (闻) at it he finds that behind it there is a secret chamber of the Illuminati. He puts his ear (耳) to the door and tries to listen to any interesting news (闻).
to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at

= + : Willy Walrus (w) found a trap door (门) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2) and after sniffing (闻) at it he finds that behind it there is a secret chamber of the Illuminati. He puts his ear (耳) to the door and tries to listen to any interesting news (闻).
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

= + : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to

= + : Mnemonic symbol: Asif ibn Barkhiya, according to the Qur'an, throne hauler at the court of king Salomon.

= + : Just inside the space station's entrance, Asif ibn Barkhiya, Rachel Rhinoceros and Bessie Coleman are playing monkey, throwing a mandarin as if they were little kids.
eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the Eye of Providence (目).

Malte Monkey (mu-) is unpacking an enclosure (囗) full of capacitors (二). He's afraid that the Eye of Providence (目) will see him, so he does it secretly in the space station's bathroom (-Ø4).
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) set up a surveillance camera (mnemonic symbol for 见) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). With its help, she can see Sun Wu Kong (儿) stapling (儿) his hat to his head.

Words with 耳聞不如目見

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Sentences with 耳聞不如目見

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