眼见为虚, 手写为实
English translation: What thy eyes see changes, what's written on paper stays.
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| 眼见为虚, 手写为实 The ear listens for empty,written with our hand for is solid. Explanation: 耳听为虚，眼见为实，小编要好好的看看它是不是传说中的那么经典。 终于把魅族E2接到 了自己的手里，那酷酷的黑色包装盒一下子吸引了小编的眼睛，感觉透着那一丝神秘， ... soit.com.cn/eval_detail.php?evalid=3449 - 32k - Cached - Similar pages -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2005-11-20 09:00:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It should be: The ear listens for empty, written with own hand for is solid. |
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peer agreement (net): +2| 眼见为虚, 手写为实 What thy eyes see changes, what's written on paper stays. Explanation: Personally I think 虛 stresses there is no binding power, and 實 on the contrary suggests that there is concrete evidence. But I am not sure. |
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