that which one sees and hears(ěr wén mù jī)

that which one sees and hears

Hearing and witnessing, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ě RW é nm ù J ī, meaning to hear and see in person. It comes from the complete works of Houcun, Huiliu Tingzhou book.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: seeing, hearing and seeing

Antonym: hearsay

The origin of Idioms

Liu Kezhuang, Song Dynasty, wrote "the complete works of Houcun, the book of returning to liutingzhou:" a servant is not a sycophant, a person who is outstanding in the world All of them have heard and witnessed it. Once they are asked to be made famous by their virtuous heirs, they will be given the name of Ji Wei to proclaim immortality

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute, refer to what you see and hear.

Examples

He wrote down some interesting things in his life and prepared to publish a book in the future.

This kind of material is obviously closely related to what he heard and witnessed in prison. "Nectar and bee sting" by Qin Mu

Wang Tingxiang of Ming Dynasty wrote in his book Shenyan zuosheng: "hearing and witnessing, we can't bear the loss of the people, so we should do our best according to what we meet."

Chinese PinYin : ěr wén mù jī