耳闻不如目见 in English er3 wen2 bu4 ru2 mu4 jian4 Meaning

Meanings

  • seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others

Simplified Characters

耳 闻 不 如 目 见

Traditional Characters

耳 聞 不 如 目 見

Pinyin

er3 wen2 bu4 ru2 mu4 jian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

耳er3ear 闻wen2surname Wen 不bu4(negative prefix) 如ru2as 目mu4eye 见jian4to see