Definitions

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

Components

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