人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
Traditional form:
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
Pinyin (reading):
rénbùkěmàoxiàng,hǎishuǐbùkědǒuliáng
Definitions:
- you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
Characters:
- 人 - man, person; people
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 可 - may, can, -able; possibly
- 貌 - countenance, appearance
- 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- 海 - sea, ocean; maritime
- 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 可 - may, can, -able; possibly
- 斗 - to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
- 量 - measure, volume; amount, quantity
Traditional characters:
- 人 - man, person; people
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 可 - may, can, -able; possibly
- 貌 - countenance, appearance
- 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- 海 - sea, ocean; maritime
- 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 可 - may, can, -able; possibly
- 斗 - to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
- 量 - measure, volume; amount, quantity