海水不可斗量
hǎi​shuǐ​bù​kě​dǒu​liáng

don't judge a person by appearance

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

    海水不可斗量 hǎi​shuǐ​bù​kě​dǒu​liáng

    人不可貌相 rén​bù​kě​mào​xiàng

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 海水不可斗量 · hǎi​shuǐ​bù​kě​dǒu​liáng · don't judge a person by appearance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    海水不可斗量

    hǎi​shuǐ​bù​kě​dǒu​liáng

    don't judge a person by appearance

    you cannot judge a person by their appearance, just as the sea cannot be measured with a small bucket; do not underestimate others

    海水 (literal) → 海水 · hǎi​shuǐ · seawater 不可 (literal) → 不可 · bù​kě · cannot 斗 (literal) → 斗 · dǒu · [unit of volume] 量 (literal) → 量 · liáng · to measure

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