人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén​bù​kě​mào​xiàng​hǎi​shuǐ​bù​kě​dǒu​liáng

you can't judge a book by its cover

  • created reference approved 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 → 以貌取人 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 rén​bù​kě​mào​xiàng​hǎi​shuǐ​bù​kě​dǒu​liáng

    以貌取人 yǐ​mào​qǔ​rén

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  • created sense approved 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 · rén​bù​kě​mào​xiàng​hǎi​shuǐ​bù​kě​dǒu​liáng · you can't judge a book by its cover — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人不可貌相，海水不可斗量

    rén​bù​kě​mào​xiàng​hǎi​shuǐ​bù​kě​dǒu​liáng

    you can't judge a book by its cover

    (idiom) you cannot judge a person by appearance, just as you cannot measure the sea with a small container; one should not underestimate others based on their looks or status

    人不可貌相 (literal) → 人不可貌相 · rén​bù​kě​mào​xiàng · never judge a book by its cover ， (non_chinese) 海水不可斗量 (literal) → 海水不可斗量 · hǎi​shuǐ​bù​kě​dǒu​liáng · don't judge a person by appearance

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