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

to see the truth behind the appearance

  1. 透过 透過 tòu​guò verb + particle
    to pass through
    to pass through; to penetrate; to go through
  2. 现象 現象 xiàn​xiàng noun
    phenomenon
    an observable fact or event; the outward manifestation of things, as opposed to their essence or substance; (epistemology) the appearance of an object to the mind through the senses, as distinct from the thing-in-itself (noumenon)
  3. 看 kàn verb
    to see
    to see; to look at; to watch; to read (silently)
  4. 本质 本質 běn​zhì noun
    essence
    the fundamental attributes or intrinsic quality of a thing (as opposed to appearance or phenomena)