耳闻不如目见 ěr wén bù rú mù jiàn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

耳 ěr ear; merely, only; handle
闻 wén hear; smell; make known; news
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
如 rú if, supposing; as if; like, as
目 mù eye; look, see; division, topic
见 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive