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眼见为实，耳听为虚

yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū

9-character word Traditional 眼見為實，耳聽為虛

What 眼见为实，耳听为虚 means

1. see 耳聽為虛，耳听为虚，{眼见为实|ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí}

The characters in 眼见为实，耳听为虚

• 眼yǎneye; (often used with 一; small hole
• 见jiànto see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 实shíreal; true; honest
• 耳ěrear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
• 听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin")
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 虚xūemptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles