hear tell of sth and see with one’s own eyes; what one sees and hears; witness or hear about ❍ 实事实人，有凭有据，老夫不但耳闻，皆曾眼见。(孔尚任《桃花扇》) Both plot and protagonists were drawn from life. Not only did I hear tell of the originals; I saw them with my own eyes. ❍ 最近江浙战争，又～了不少流离颠沛的惨事； ……(叶圣陶《倪焕之》315) During the recent warfare in the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang he had personally witnessed many tragic cases of hardship and upheaval; …/其间～的所谓国家大事，算起来也很不少； …… (《鲁迅选集》上—31) During that time the number of so-called affairs of state I witnessed or heard about was far from small，…
耳闻目睹
what one sees and hears 这是他～的事实。This is his eyewitness account.
耳闻目睹ěr wén mù dǔ
睹：看。亲耳所听，亲眼所见。what one sees and hears, what one hears about, witness or hear about, what is heard and seen