 耳听为虚，眼见为实 |  耳聽為虛，眼見為實 | |||
 ěr tīng wéi xū yǎn jiàn wéi shí |  yi5 teng1 wai4 heui1 , ngaan5 gin3 wai4 sat6 | |||
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 It ain't necessarily so.  / 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. / hearsay may be false, but witness is true / | ||||
 Adso: hearsay may be false, but witness is true Cantofish: Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (common saying). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.; It ain't necessarily so. MDBG: 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.  LDC:  CDict: ' | ||||
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 耳 听 为 虚 ， 眼 见 为 实 |
Somewhat infrequent
