耳聽為虛，眼見為實 in All languages combined

IPA: /ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ hɵy̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³ kiːn³³ wɐi̯²¹ sɐt̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/, /jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ hɵy̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³ kiːn³³ wɐi̯²¹ sɐt̚²/ Chinese transliterations: ěr tīng wéi xū, yǎn jiàn wéi shí [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄩ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ji⁵ ting¹ wai⁴ heoi¹, ngaan⁵ gin³ wai⁴ sat⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ěr tīng wéi xū, yǎn jiàn wéi shí [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ěr ting wéi syu, yǎn jiàn wéi shíh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], êrh³ tʻing¹ wei² hsü¹, yen³ chien⁴ wei² shih² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], ěr tīng wéi syū-, yǎn jyàn wéi shŕ [Mandarin, Yale], eel ting wei shiu, yean jiann wei shyr [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], эр тин вэй сюй [Mandarin, Palladius], янь цзянь вэй ши [Mandarin, Palladius], er tin vɛj sjuj [Mandarin, Palladius], janʹ czjanʹ vɛj ši [Mandarin, Palladius], yíh tīng wàih hēui, ngáahn gin wàih saht [Cantonese, Yale], ji⁵ ting¹ wai⁴ hoey¹, ngaan⁵ gin³ wai⁴ sat⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yi⁵ ting¹ wei⁴ hêu¹, ngan⁵ gin³ wei⁴ sed⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄩ"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ting¹ wai⁴ heoi¹, ngaan⁵ gin³ wai⁴ sat⁶"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "ěr tīng wéi xū, yǎn jiàn wéi shí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ěr ting wéi syu, yǎn jiàn wéi shíh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "êrh³ tʻing¹ wei² hsü¹, yen³ chien⁴ wei² shih²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ěr tīng wéi syū-, yǎn jyàn wéi shŕ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "eel ting wei shiu, yean jiann wei shyr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "эр тин вэй сюй"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "янь цзянь вэй ши"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "er tin vɛj sjuj"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "janʹ czjanʹ vɛj ši"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/",
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ting¹ wai⁴ hoey¹, ngaan⁵ gin³ wai⁴ sat⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "yi⁵ ting¹ wei⁴ hêu¹, ngan⁵ gin³ wei⁴ sed⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ hɵy̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³ kiːn³³ wɐi̯²¹ sɐt̚²/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ hɵy̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³ kiːn³³ wɐi̯²¹ sɐt̚²/"
    }
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  "word": "耳聽為虛，眼見為實"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄩ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "êrh³ tʻing¹ wei² hsü¹, yen³ chien⁴ wei² shih²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ěr tīng wéi syū-, yǎn jyàn wéi shŕ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "eel ting wei shiu, yean jiann wei shyr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "эр тин вэй сюй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "янь цзянь вэй ши"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "er tin vɛj sjuj"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "janʹ czjanʹ vɛj ši"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Cantonese",
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ting¹ wai⁴ hoey¹, ngaan⁵ gin³ wai⁴ sat⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi⁵ ting¹ wei⁴ hêu¹, ngan⁵ gin³ wei⁴ sed⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ hɵy̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³ kiːn³³ wɐi̯²¹ sɐt̚²/",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ hɵy̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³ kiːn³³ wɐi̯²¹ sɐt̚²/"
    }
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  "word": "耳聽為虛，眼見為實"
}

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"耳聽為虛，眼見為實" meaning in All languages combined

Proverb [Chinese]