Chinese-English Dictionary

Dictionary entries for 人不可貌相
{ rén mào xiàng }
you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) you can't judge a book by its cover often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang4]

rén
man person people CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

(negative prefix) not no

can may able to to approve to permit certain(ly) to suit very (particle used for emphasis)
mào
appearance
xiāng
each other one another mutually
xiàng
appearance portrait picture



Related words to 人不可貌相
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量

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