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内行看门道,外行看热闹
nèi​háng​kàn​mén​dao​wài​háng​kàn​rè​nao

to know the ropes

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内行看门道,外行看热闹 內行看門道,外行看熱鬧 nèi​háng​kàn​mén​dao​wài​háng​kàn​rè​nao
to know the ropes
experts look for the deeper meaning and technique in a performance or task while laymen only look at the surface-level spectacle