内行看门道，外行看热闹

Traditional form:

內行看門道，外行看熱鬧

Pinyin (reading):

nèihángkànméndao,wàihángkànrènao

Definitions:

• while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show

Characters:

• 内 - inside
• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional
• 看 - to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize
• 门 - gate, door, entrance, opening
• 道 - method, way; path, road
• 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional
• 看 - to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize
• 热 - heat, fever, zeal
• 闹 - busy, lively; to dispute, to quarrel

Traditional characters:

• 內 - inside
• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional
• 看 - to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize
• 門 - gate, door, entrance, opening
• 道 - method, way; path, road
• 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional
• 看 - to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize
• 熱 - heat, fever, zeal
• 鬧 - busy, lively; to dispute, to quarrel