画虎画皮难画骨,知人知面不知心畫虎畫皮難畫骨,知人知面不知心畫虎畫皮難畫骨,知人知面不知心

drawing a tiger, you draw the skin but hardly the bones; knowing a person, you know the face but not the heart

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: It is hard to know someone's true thoughts from outward appearance. Close to 'don't judge a book by its cover'.

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Simplified: 画虎画皮难画骨,知人知面不知心
Traditional (Taiwan): 畫虎畫皮難畫骨,知人知面不知心
Pinyin: huàhǔhuàpínánhuàgǔ,zhīrénzhīmiànbùzhīxīn
Bopomofo: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄆㄧˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄨˇ,ㄓㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄒㄧㄣ

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