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

Those who know how to watch see the technique; those who don't watch the spectacle

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning
Experts see the essentials, while novices see only surface excitement. Compare 'the expert sees what the layman misses'.
Simplified
会看的看门道,不会看的看热闹
Traditional (Taiwan)
會看的看門道,不會看的看熱鬧
Pinyin
huì kàn de kàn méndào,búhuì kàn de kànrènao
Bopomofo
ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄎㄢˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ,ㄅㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄎㄢˋ ㄖㄜˋ ˙ㄋㄠ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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