貌相 [－－]

Jyutping maau6 soeng3
Pinyin mào xiàng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. appearance (esp. superficial)
  2. looks
  3. to judge a person by appearances
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to judge a person by their appearance
  2. noun
    appearance (of a person); looks
    (syn.) 模樣, 觀瞻, 體面, 長相, 样貌, 瞻视, 樣貌, 瞻視, 面貌, 体面, 外相, 尪仔头, 人才, 賣相, 观瞻, 稿, 外貌, 面容仔, 外形, 形容, 尪仔頭, 樣子, 颜容, 模样, 外表, 外观, 容颜, 长相, 外範, 卖相, 仪表, 容貌, 儀容, 相貌, 顏容, 尊容, 形貌, 样子, 面容, 外觀, 面水, 外范, 容顏, 儀表, 仪容
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    在中国有一种说法：人不可貌相。
    在中國有一種説法：人不可貌相。
    zài zhōng guó yǒu yī zhǒng shuō fǎ ： rén bù kě mào xiàng 。
    • In China, there's a saying that you can't judge a person by appearance.
  2. Mandarin
    人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
    人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
    rén bù kě mào xiàng ， hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng 。
    • You can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢个样贼眉贼眼，估唔到佢咁好人，真系人不可以貌相啊。
    佢個樣賊眉賊眼，估唔到佢咁好人，真係人不可以貌相啊。
    keoi5 go3 joeng2 caak6 mei4 caak6 ngaan5, gu2 m4 dou3 keoi5 gam3 hou2 jan4, zan1 hai6 jan4 bat1 ho2 ji5 maau6 soeng3 aa3.
    • Although he looks roguish, he is unbelievably kind. You can't judge him by his face.