from this green earth
Seeing and hearing, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ù J ī RW é n, meaning to see with one's own eyes and hear with one's own ears. From Zizhitongjian, the second year of Jingyun, Ruizong, Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
"Zizhitongjian · the second year of Jingyun, Ruizong, Tang Dynasty": "it's better to talk than to meet, and it's better to hear than to see.
Idiom usage
To see or hear in person.
Examples
I'd like to know something about March 29, 17 years ago, but I can't find any old people I've heard from. (Lu Xun's just a collection of miscellaneous feelings of the Yellow Flower Festival)
Chinese PinYin : mù jī ěr wén
from this green earth
would not explain unless one is desperately anxious to learn. bù fèn bù qǐ
fawn upon the rich and powerful persons. qū quán fù shì
Win the weak with the strong. yǐ qiáng shèng ruò