不怕不识字，就怕不识人不怕不識字，就怕不識人不怕不識字，就怕不識人

no fear of being unable to read, only of being unable to read people

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Failing to see people's true nature is worse than illiteracy. A warning to judge character carefully.

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Simplified: 不怕不识字，就怕不识人
Traditional (Taiwan): 不怕不識字，就怕不識人
Pinyin: búpà bù shízì, jiù pà bù shí rén
Pinyin (Taiwan): búpà bù shízì, jiù pà bú shì rén
Bopomofo: ㄅㄨˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄗˋ，ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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