人不可貌相 in English ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • you can't judge a person by appearance (idiomatic expression)
  • you can't judge a book by its cover
  • often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]

Simplified Characters

人 不 可 貌 相

Traditional Characters

人 不 可 貌 相

Pinyin

ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

人ren2man 不bu4(negative prefix) 可ke3can 貌mao4appearance 相xiang1surname Xiang