知人口面不知心

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	man; person; people	facial expression; appearance of one's face; countenance	to not know; to have no idea of; to be ignorant of to not know; to have no idea of; to be ignorant of; to wonder if	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (知人口面不知心)		知	人	口面	不知	心

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ jan⁴ hau² min⁶ bat¹ zi¹ sam¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ jan⁴ hau² min⁶ bat¹ zi¹ sam¹
    • Yale: jī yàhn háu mihn bāt jī sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ jan⁴ hau² min⁶ bat⁷ dzi¹ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ yen⁴ heo² min⁶ bed¹ ji¹ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ hɐu̯³⁵ miːn²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

Proverb

知人口面不知心

1. (Cantonese) one may know a person from the outside but may not understanding their true nature

Synonyms

• 知人知面不知心 (zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn)