He who is born for a dime, will never be worth a quarter.
Mandarin
你不能指望他们认不出你的伪装。那个歪半边的一角店胡子是致命漏洞!
你不能指望他們認不出你的偽裝。那個歪半邊的一角店鬍子是致命漏洞!
nǐ bù néng zhǐ wàng tā men rèn bù chū nǐ de wěi zhuāng 。 nà ge wāi bàn biān de yī jiǎo diàn hú zi shì zhì mìng lòu dòng !
You can't seriously expect that they won't recognize you in that disguise. That lopsided, dime store moustache is a dead giveaway!
Mandarin
冰山一角指的是虽然只显露出一小部份的问题,但其后还隐藏著更大的问题有待解决。
冰山一角指的是雖然只顯露出一小部份的問題,但其後還隱藏著更大的問題有待解決。
bīng shān yī jiǎo zhǐ de shì suī rán zhǐ xiǎn lù chū yī xiǎo bù fèn de wèn tí , dàn qí hòu hái yǐn cáng zhù gèng dà de wèn tí yǒu dài jiě jué 。
'The tip of the iceberg' expresses the idea that a small part of a problem has surfaced, but lying beneath is a much larger problem waiting to be solved.