透过现象看本质
tòu​guò​xiàn​xiàng​kàn​běn​zhì

to see the truth behind the appearance

  • created sense approved 透过现象看本质/透過現象看本質 · tòu​guò​xiàn​xiàng​kàn​běn​zhì · to see the truth behind the appearance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    透过现象看本质 / 透過現象看本質

    tòu​guò​xiàn​xiàng​kàn​běn​zhì

    to see the truth behind the appearance

    to see through the surface appearance of things to perceive their true essence or nature

    透过 (literal) → 透过/透過 · tòu​guò · to pass through 现象 (literal) → 现象/現象 · xiàn​xiàng · phenomenon 看 (literal) → 看 · kàn · to see 本质 (literal) → 本质/本質 · běn​zhì · essence

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

    created sense