人不可貌相

Chinese

		man; person; people	cannot; should not; must not	to judge a person by their appearance; appearance; looks
simp. and trad. (人不可貌相)		人	不可	貌相

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rén bùkě màoxiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄇㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ bat¹ ho² maau⁶ soeng³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: rén bùkě màoxiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄇㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ren bu4kee mawshianq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ bat¹ ho² maau⁶ soeng³
  - Yale: yàhn bāt hó maauh seung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ bat⁷ ho² maau⁶ soeng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ bed¹ ho² mao⁶ sêng³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ mɑːu̯²² sœːŋ³³/

Proverb

人不可貌相

one cannot judge someone by his or her appearance; you can’t judge a book by its cover

Derived terms

人不可貌相，海水不可斗量

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