以貌取人

以貌取人

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	appearance	to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (以貌取人)		以	貌	取	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐmàoqǔrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄇㄠˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ maau⁶ ceoi² jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǐmàoqǔrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄇㄠˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyimawcheuren
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐmàocyǔrén
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ maau⁶ ceoi² jan⁴
    • Yale: yíh maauh chéui yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ maau⁶ tsoey² jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ mao⁶ cêu² yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ mäːu̯²² t͡ʃʰɵy̯³⁵ jɐn²¹/

Idiom

以貌取人

1. to judge a book by its cover; to judge people by their appearance