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Definitions
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[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]
Components
人
rén
–
man
不可
bù kě
–
cannot
貌相
mào xiàng
–
appearance (esp. superficial)
Related Words
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
–
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)