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以貌取人
yǐ mào qǔ rén
Pinyin
Definition
以貌取人
-
yǐ mào qǔ rén
to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
Character Decomposition
以
乚
丶
人
貌
豸
白
儿
取
耳
又
人
人
Related Words
(20)
以
yǐ
1
old variant of 以[yǐ]
人
rén
1
man
2
person
3
people
4
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
人生
rén shēng
1
life (one's time on earth)
以后
yǐ hòu
1
after
2
later
3
afterwards
4
following
5
later on
6
in the future
别人
bié ren
1
other people
2
others
3
other person
可以
kě yǐ
1
can
2
may
3
possible
4
able to
5
not bad
6
pretty good
女人
nu:3 rén
1
woman
恋人
liàn rén
1
lover
2
sweetheart
所以
suǒ yǐ
1
therefore
2
as a result
3
so
4
the reason why
获取
huò qǔ
1
to gain
2
to get
3
to acquire
男人
nán rén
1
a man
2
a male
3
men
4
CL:個|个[gè]
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
1
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
1
not known to anyone
2
secret
3
unknown
世人
shì rén
1
people (in general)
2
people around the world
3
everyone
丢人
diū rén
1
to lose face
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
1
Chinese person
主人
zhǔ rén
1
master
2
host
3
owner
4
CL:個|个[gè]
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
1
TV or radio presenter
2
host
3
anchor
之所以
zhī suǒ yǐ
1
the reason why
乱世佳人
Luàn shì Jiā rén
1
Gone with the Wind (film)
Idioms
(20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
1
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
2
fig. to ride on sb else's success
3
Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
4
Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一则以喜,一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
1
happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
1
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
2
in a nutshell
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
1
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
1
three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行,必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
1
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
2
you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
1
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
1
not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
1
not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
2
to disapprove
3
to take exception to
不以规矩,不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
1
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
1
don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不以辞害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
1
don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
1
not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
1
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
2
marriages are predestined
3
people marry because they share common traits
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
1
(idiom) not want to be outdone
2
not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
1
(idiom) not want to be outdone
2
not content to lag behind
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
1
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
1
no use to tell others
2
let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
1
there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
2
persistence will overcome
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
1
to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
2
to take sb by surprise
Sample Sentences
你怎么以貌取人呢?看,我来给你展示一下我的本领!
nǐ zěnme yǐmàoqǔrén ne ?kàn ,wǒ lái gěi nǐ zhǎnshì yīxià wǒ de běnlǐng !
How can you judge people by appearances? Here, let me give you a display of my powers.
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