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知人知面不知心 (zi1 jan4 zi1 min6 bat1 zi1 sam1) — 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 in Cantonese

ziˉ¹知janˎ₄人ziˉ¹知minˍ₆面batˉ¹不ziˉ¹知samˉ¹心
Mandarin Pinyin: zhi1 ren2 zhi1 mian4 bu4 zhi1 xin1

Meaning of 知人知面不知心

nounyou 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

Characters in 知人知面不知心

知zi1
know; understand; be aware of
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
面min6
face; surface; top
不bat1
not; no; un-
心sam1
Kangxi radical 61

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