Word
| HSK | Not in HSK |
|---|---|
| FREQUENCY | Unknown |
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 rén bù kě mào xiàng ， hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
DEFINITIONS
- you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
CHARACTERS
| 人 rén | man; people; mankind; someone else |
| 不 bù | no, not; un-; negative prefix |
| 可 kě | may, can, -able; possibly |
| 貌 mào | countenance, appearance |
| 相 xiàng | mutual, reciprocal, each other |
| 海 hǎi | sea, ocean; maritime |
| 水 shuǐ | water, liquid, lotion, juice |
| 不 bù | no, not; un-; negative prefix |
| 可 kě | may, can, -able; possibly |
| 斗 dǒu | Chinese peck; liquid measure |
| 量 liáng | measure, quantity, capacity |