Chinese–English

人不可貌相

rén bù kě mào xiàng · ren bu ke mao xiang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 (rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng)
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