以貌取人
yǐ​mào​qǔ​rén

to judge by appearance

  • created sense approved 以貌取人 · yǐ​mào​qǔ​rén · to judge by appearance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以貌取人

    yǐ​mào​qǔ​rén

    to judge by appearance

    (idiom) to judge someone's character, ability, or worth solely based on their physical appearance

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · according to 貌 (literal) → 貌 · mào · outward appearance 取 (literal) → 取 · qǔ · to choose 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person

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

    created sense