河水甜，海水咸河水甜，海水鹹河水甜，海水鹹

river water is sweet, sea water is salty

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Things that look alike may differ in substance, so judge by their nature and not their appearance.

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Simplified: 河水甜，海水咸
Traditional (Taiwan): 河水甜，海水鹹
Pinyin: héshuǐ tián, hǎishuǐ Xián
Bopomofo: ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄧㄢˊ，ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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