木头眼镜，看不透木頭眼鏡，看不透木頭眼鏡，看不透

wooden spectacles: can't see through

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said when you can't see someone's true character or the truth of a matter.
Wordplay: 看不透 (kàn bù tòu): wood is opaque, so you can't see through it; also you can't fathom a person or situation.

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Simplified: 木头眼镜，看不透
Traditional (Taiwan): 木頭眼鏡，看不透
Pinyin: mùtou yǎnjìng, kàn bú tòu
Bopomofo: ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄊㄡㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ，ㄎㄢˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄊㄡˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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