知人知面不知心 in English zhi1 ren2 zhi1 mian4 bu4 zhi1 xin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

知 人 知 面 不 知 心

Traditional Characters

知 人 知 面 不 知 心

Pinyin

zhi1 ren2 zhi1 mian4 bu4 zhi1 xin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

知zhi1to know 人ren2man 知zhi1to know 面mian4face 不bu4(negative prefix) 知zhi1to know 心xin1heart