Definitions

1. 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. 2. It ain't necessarily so.

Components

• 眼见为实 yǎn jiàn wéi shí – seeing is believing
• 耳 ěr – ear
• 听 tīng – to listen
• 为 wéi – as (in the capacity of)
• 虚 xū – emptiness