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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
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Original source entry:
耳聽為虛，眼見為實 耳听为虚，眼见为实 [er3 ting1 wei2 xu1 , yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2] /(idiom) what one hears may be unreliable, but what one sees is true; seeing is believing/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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Other forms in these source records: 耳聽為虛，眼見為實
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