看树看皮，看人看底看樹看皮，看人看底看樹看皮，看人看底

judge a tree by its bark, judge a person by their background

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: To know a person you must find out about their background and roots, not only appearances.

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Simplified: 看树看皮，看人看底
Traditional (Taiwan): 看樹看皮，看人看底
Pinyin: kàn shù kàn pí, kàn rén kàn dǐ
Bopomofo: ㄎㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄎㄢˋ ㄆㄧˊ，ㄎㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄧˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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