眼见为实,耳听为虚

yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū · yan jian wei shi , er ting wei xu

Traditional 眼見為實,耳聽為虛

Meaning

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  1. to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. It ain't necessarily so.

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