New Members someonesomeplace Posted August 12, 2011 at 09:34 PM New Members Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 at 09:34 PM Hi all, Does there exist a proverb or idiom in Chinese that is roughly the equivalent of the English saying, "don't judge a book by its cover?" Need this for a project... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liuzhou Posted August 13, 2011 at 10:34 AM Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 at 10:34 AM 外表不可靠 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezaf Posted August 13, 2011 at 10:41 AM Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 at 10:41 AM 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted August 13, 2011 at 01:13 PM Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 at 01:13 PM 牝牡骊黄 but it seems not to be frequently used Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Horhe Posted August 13, 2011 at 06:43 PM Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 at 06:43 PM You can also say 以貌取人, used for people rather than objects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny同志 Posted August 13, 2011 at 11:16 PM Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 at 11:16 PM 看书不要看封面。 similarily Don't judge a man by his looks. 看人不要看外表。 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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