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Definitions
1. seeing is believing (lit. 'what you hear take as false, what you see take as true.')
Components
耳
ěr
–
ear
听
tīng
–
to listen
为
wèi
–
because of
虚
xū
–
emptiness
眼见为实
yǎn jiàn wéi shí
–
seeing is believing