以貌取人 [－－－－]

Jyutping ji5 maau6 ceoi2 jan4
Pinyin yǐ mào qǔ rén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    以​容貌​美醜​作為​認識​、​評斷​或​任用​人材​嘅​標​準
    to judge people solely by their appearance
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to judge a book by its cover; to judge people by their appearance
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    不要以貌取人。
    不要以貌取人。
    bù yào yǐ mào qǔ rén 。
    • Don't judge a person by his appearance.
    • Don't judge people from the way they look.
    • Don't judge a man from the way he looks.
  2. Mandarin
    你不应该以貌取人。
    你不應該以貌取人。
    nǐ bù yīng gāi yǐ mào qǔ rén 。
    • You shouldn't judge a man by his appearance.
  3. Mandarin
    别以貌取人。
    別以貌取人。
    bié yǐ mào qǔ rén 。
    • Don't judge people from the way they look.
    • Don't judge a man by the way he looks.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好以貌取人。
    唔好以貌取人。
    m4 hou3 ji5 maau6 ceoi2 jan4 。
    • Don't judge a person by his appearance.