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耳听为虚，眼见为实
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. / It ain't necessarily so.
Characters and words in 耳听为虚，眼见为实
ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)
smile (archaic)
(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow
to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
because of / for / to
variant of 為|为[wei2] / as (i.e. in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
variant of 為|为[wei4]
variant of 為|为[wei2]
emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain
eye / small hole / crux (of a matter) / CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1] / classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view
to appear / also written 現|现[xian4]
real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely
Words with 耳听为虚，眼见为实
耳听为虚，眼见为实
is not used as a component in another word.
Sentences with 耳听为虚，眼见为实
耳听为虚，眼见为实 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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