人心隔肚皮
rén​xīn​gé​dù​pí

one can never know what another is thinking

  • created sense approved 人心隔肚皮 · rén​xīn​gé​dù​pí · one can never know what another is thinking — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人心隔肚皮

    rén​xīn​gé​dù​pí

    one can never know what another is thinking

    (idiom) literally meaning people's hearts are separated by their skin; used to mean that a person's true intentions or character are difficult to discern, so one should remain cautious

    人心 (literal) → 人心 · rén​xīn · human mind 隔 (literal) → 隔 · gé · to separate 肚皮 (literal) → 肚皮 · dù​pí · belly

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense