知人知面不知心
zhī​rén​zhī​miàn​bù​zhī​xīn

to know a person's face but not their heart

  • created reference approved 知人知面不知心 → 画虎画皮难画骨 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    知人知面不知心 zhī​rén​zhī​miàn​bù​zhī​xīn

    画虎画皮难画骨 huà​hǔ​huà​pí​nán​huà​gǔ

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  • created sense approved 知人知面不知心 · zhī​rén​zhī​miàn​bù​zhī​xīn · to know a person's face but not their heart — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    知人知面不知心

    zhī​rén​zhī​miàn​bù​zhī​xīn

    to know a person's face but not their heart

    It is easy to recognize a person's face but difficult to understand their true character; do not trust people too easily. This idiom is often used with [[画虎画皮难画骨|画虎画皮难画骨|hua4 hu3 hua4 pi2 nan2 hua4 gu3]].

    知人 (literal) → 知人 · zhī​rén · to judge character 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 面 (literal) → 面 · miàn · face 不知 (literal) → 不知 · bù​zhī · not to know 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · intention

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