耳聽為虛，眼見為實

耳聽為虛，眼見為實

Chinese

		ear	let; allow; listen let; allow; listen; hear; obey	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain		eye	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (耳聽為虛，眼見為實/耳聽爲虛，眼見爲實)		耳	聽	為/爲	虛	，	眼	見	為/爲	實
simp. (耳听为虚，眼见为实)		耳	听	为	虚	，	眼	见	为	实

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ěr tīng wéi xū, yǎn jiàn wéi shí

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄩ, ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ ting¹ wai⁴ heoi¹, ngaan⁵ gin³ wai⁴ sat⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: ěr tīng wéi xū, yǎn jiàn wéi shí
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄩ, ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eel ting wei shiu, yean jiann wei shy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ěr ting wéi syu, yǎn jiàn wéi shíh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕjɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ ting¹ wai⁴ heoi¹, ngaan⁵ gin³ wai⁴ sat⁶
    • Yale: yíh tīng wàih hēui, ngáahn gin wàih saht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ ting¹ wai⁴ hoey¹, ngaan⁵ gin³ wai⁴ sat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ ting¹ wei⁴ hêu¹, ngan⁵ gin³ wei⁴ sed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ hɵy̯⁵⁵ ŋäːn¹³ kiːn³³ wɐi̯²¹ sɐt̚²/

Proverb

耳聽為虛，眼見為實

1. Don't believe what people tell you until you see it for yourself.