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Chinese Proverbs
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rén
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bù
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kě
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mào
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xiàng,
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hǎi
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shuǐ
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bù
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kě
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dǒu
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liáng
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人
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不
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可
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貌
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相,
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海
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水
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不
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可
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斗
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量
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As a man cannot be known by his looks, neither can the sea be fathomed by a gourd.
解释 ( paraphrase )
海水是不可以用斗去量的。比喻不可根据某人的现状就低估他的未来。
This proverb notes that judging by appearance may lead to serious makes.
貌:相貌
Appearance.
相:动词,看外表来判断优劣,相貌,可以颠倒词序来理解,即看相貌,看外表。
(here a verb) to judge by appearance; 相貌 can be understood by transposing the order of the two words.
斗: 是过去用来量粮食的器具。
A gourd dipper used to measure grains in olden times.
造句 ( example )
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量,不能只看外表评价一个人。
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