人
不
可
貌
相
，
海
水
不
可
斗
量
r
é
n
r
é
n
b
ù
b
ù
k
ě
k
ě
m
à
o
m
à
o
x
i
à
n
g
x
i
à
n
g
,
,
h
á
i
h
ǎ
i
s
h
u
ǐ
s
h
u
ǐ
b
ù
b
ù
k
ě
k
ě
d
ǒ
u
d
ǒ
u
l
i
á
n
g
l
i
á
n
g
Definitions
1. you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
Components
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
–
you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
海水不可斗量
hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
–
see 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]