耳聞不如目見 [ㄦˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ; er3 wen2 bu4 ru2 mu4 jian4] seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others ◄ ►