Seeing and hearing
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ě RSH ì m ù sh í, which means to see with the ears and eat with the eyes. It's from the book of detours: Official loss.
The origin of Idioms
Sima Guang of Song Dynasty wrote in his book Yuanshu Guanshi: "people in the world don't eat with their eyes and ears. It's rare."
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in writing.
Seeing and hearing
The change of dragon and leopard - lóng xiāng bào biàn
remove the evil and follow the good - gǎi è cóng shàn
ruthless and devoid of human feelings - rěn xīn hài lǐ