海
水
不
可
斗
量
h
á
i
h
ǎ
i
s
h
u
ǐ
s
h
u
ǐ
b
ù
b
ù
k
ě
k
ě
d
ǒ
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d
ǒ
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l
i
á
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Definitions
1. see 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]
Components
海水
hǎi shuǐ
–
seawater
不可
bù kě
–
cannot
斗
Dǒu
–
PN:abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]
量
liáng
–
to measure
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)