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知人知面不知心
zi1 jan4 zi1 min6 bat1 zi1 sam1
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you may know a person's face, yet you don't no his or her heart; it's hard to know sb. true nature [also] [粵]人心隔肚皮 ; 知人口面不知心  Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1943 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 11th Sep 2009 00:15 and last edited on 15th Sep 2009 15:02 |
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Characters in this word:知 zi1 zi3 - know; knowledge; inform人 jan4 - person; human being 知 zi1 zi3 - know; knowledge; inform 面 min6 - face; surface; top; side; aspect; extent 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 知 zi1 zi3 - know; knowledge; inform 心 sam1 - heart |
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