眼见为实，耳听为虚

yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū

Definitions

1. to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
2. It ain't necessarily so.

smile (archaic)

as (in the capacity of)

because of

eye

to listen to; to hear

emptiness

to see

to appear

real

to see with one's own eyes

seeing is believing

ear