眼見為實,耳聽為虛 [ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˊ , ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄩ; yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2 , er3 ting1 wei2 xu1] to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself. It ain't necessarily so. ◄ ►