人不可貌相
Chinese
man; person; people | cannot; should not; must not | to judge a person by their appearance; appearance; looks | ||
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simp. and trad. (人不可貌相) |
人 | 不可 | 貌相 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄇㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rén bùkě màosiàng
- Wade–Giles: jên2 pu4-kʻo3 mao4-hsiang4
- Yale: rén bù-kě màu-syàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ren bukee mawshianq
- Palladius: жэнь букэ маосян (žɛnʹ bukɛ maosjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- 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
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ maːu̯²² sœːŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
- one cannot judge someone by his or her appearance; you can’t judge a book by its cover
Derived terms
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