耳听为虚，眼见为实
ěr​tīng​wéi​xū​yǎn​jiàn​wéi​shí

seeing is believing

  1. 耳 ěr noun
    ear
    (bound form) ear; the organ of hearing
  2. 听 聽 tīng verb
    to listen
    to listen; to use the ears to receive sound
  3. 为 為 wéi verbpreposition
    to be
    to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as
  4. 虚 虛 xū adjectivenoun
    false
    (bound form) false; fake; sham; artificial; imaginary
  5. ， yǎn
    non-Chinese
  6. 眼 yǎn noun
    eye
    eye; the visual organ of people or animals
  7. 见 見 jiàn verb
    to see
    to see; to catch sight of; to perceive visually
  8. 为 為 wéi verbpreposition
    to be
    to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as
  9. 实 實 shí adjectiveadverb
    real
    real; true; honest; actual