人心难测，海水难量人心難測，海水難量人心難測，海水難量

hearts are hard to fathom, seawater is hard to measure

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: People's thoughts are as unfathomable as the sea. Said as a caution about trusting others.

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Simplified: 人心难测，海水难量
Traditional (Taiwan): 人心難測，海水難量
Pinyin: rénxīnnáncè, hǎishuǐnánliáng
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄋㄢˊ ㄘㄜˋ，ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ

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人(rén)心(xīn)难(nán)测(cè)hard to fathom a person's mind

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