知人知面不知心
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one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
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Saying俗语俗語
Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use
- Literally
- you know a person's face but not their heart
- Meaning
- It's easy to know how someone looks but hard to know what they think. A warning not to trust people too quickly.
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