知人知面不知心
Chinese
to know; to be aware man; person; people to know; to be aware face; side; surface; aspect; topnot; no to know; to be aware heart; mind simp. and trad.
(知人知面不知心)知 人 知 面 不 知 心 Literally: “know the person, know the face, but not know the heart”.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zi1 jan4 zi1 min6 bat1 zi1 sam1
- Min Nan (POJ): ti-jîn ti-biān put-ti-sim
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄣ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrenjymiannbu4jyshin
- IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: zi1 jan4 zi1 min6 bat1 zi1 sam1
- Yale: jī yàhn jī mihn bāt jī sām
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi1 jan4 dzi1 min6 bat7 dzi1 sam1
- Guangdong Romanization: ji1 yen4 ji1 min6 bed1 ji1 sem1
- IPA (key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ miːn²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti-jîn ti-biān put-ti-sim
- Tâi-lô: ti-jîn ti-biān put-ti-sim
- Phofsit Daibuun: dijiin di'bien putdisym
- IPA (Xiamen): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑin²⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴⁻²² biɛn²²⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ti³³ d͡ʑin²⁴⁻²² ti³³ biɛn⁴¹⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ ti³³ ɕim³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑin¹³⁻²² ti⁴⁴⁻²² biɛn²²⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁵ ti⁴⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡ʑin²⁴⁻¹¹ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ biɛn³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ ʑin²³⁻³³ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ biɛn³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Phrase
知人知面不知心
- One may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature.
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