人不可貌相
rén​bù​kě​mào​xiàng

never judge a book by its cover

  • created reference approved 人不可貌相 → 海水不可斗量 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人不可貌相 rén​bù​kě​mào​xiàng

    海水不可斗量 hǎi​shuǐ​bù​kě​dǒu​liáng

    see

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  • created sense approved 人不可貌相 · rén​bù​kě​mào​xiàng · never judge a book by its cover — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人不可貌相

    rén​bù​kě​mào​xiàng

    never judge a book by its cover

    One cannot judge a person by their appearance; often followed by the phrase [[海水不可斗量|海水不可斗量|hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]]

    人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 不可 (literal) → 不可 · bù​kě · cannot 貌相 (literal) → 貌相 · mào​xiàng · to judge by appearance

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