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人不可貌相

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Collocation

1
真是人不可貌相啊
2
俗话说,人不可貌相

Definition

人不可貌相

Literally means:

don't judge by appearances

Actually means:

貌相 means judging people according to their appearances.

This phrase means that one should not judge people's quality, morality, capability, etc., simply by looking at their appearance.

貌相,根据外表判断人。

人不可貌相,指不应该根据外表来评判人的素质,包括品德、能力,等等。

Example

Used as a minor sentence or object. (作小句、宾语)
1
Méi
xiǎngdào
想到
zhège
这个
kàn
lai
起来
hěn
xiùqi
秀气
de
niang
姑娘
  
,
shuō
huà
lái
què
hěn
粗俗
  
,
zhēnshi
真是
rénmàoxiàng
人不可貌相
ā
  
!

Didn't expect this very beautiful girl, speaking but very vulgar, really can't look ah!

2
men
我们
zhīsuǒ
之所以
cháng
shuō
rénmàoxiàng
人不可貌相
  
,
zhè
shì
yīnwèi
因为
cóng
rén
de
wàibiǎo
外表
  
,
kàn
chū
de
nèixīn
内心
shìfǒu
是否
shànliáng
善良
  
,
cáigàn
才干
huò
néng
能力
shì
háishi
还是
xiǎo
  

We often say that a person can not look, because from a person's appearance, can not see whether his heart is good, talent or ability is big or small.

3
Rénmàoxiàng
人不可貌相
  
,
biè
kàn
de
yàng
模样
xiàng
gōngrén
工人
  
,
shì
可是
zhège
这个
gōngchǎng
工厂
de
chǎngzhǎng
厂长
  

No one can look, you don't look like a worker, he is the director of this big factory.