不会看的看热闹，会看的看门道不會看的看熱鬧，會看的看門道不會看的看熱鬧，會看的看門道

those who can't look watch the excitement; those who can look watch the tricks of the trade

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Amateurs watch the spectacle while experts see the underlying skill and technique. Said when an expert notices what laypeople miss.

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Simplified: 不会看的看热闹，会看的看门道
Traditional (Taiwan): 不會看的看熱鬧，會看的看門道
Pinyin: búhuì kàn de kànrènao, huì kàn de kàn méndào
Bopomofo: ㄅㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄎㄢˋ ㄖㄜˋ ˙ㄋㄠ，ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄎㄢˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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