You can't judge by appearances(rén bù kě mào xiàng)

You can't judge by appearances

People can't judge by appearance. Chinese idioms can't judge a person only by appearance.

Basic information

Chapter 62 of journey to the west by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty: "Your Majesty, you can't judge your appearance, and you can't measure the sea. If you love Fengzi, how can you catch the demon thief? " Don't judge a person by his appearance; don't judge a person by his appearance; don't judge a person by his appearance; don't judge a person by his appearance; don't judge a person by his appearance; don't judge a person by his appearance; don't judge a person by his appearance Book by its cover. [idiom example] says: "you can't judge a person by his appearance, and you can't measure the sea." Liu e's Travels of Lao can in Qing Dynasty (Chapter 13)

The origin of Idioms

Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty wrote "Xingshi Hengyan: Oil peddler monopolizes Huakui": "one should not judge one's appearance, and the sea water should not be measured." In physiognomy, we should not only look at appearance, but also examine moral conduct, that is, Xiangxin and Xiangde. "Chunyang Xiangfa" says: "it's hard to admit anyone who doesn't show up (ugly appearance) His note: "Hu sengyun: don't worry about the appearance, Bai Bi Pu in Tibet. If you can truly know that there is evil in beauty and beauty in evil, you can see that the art of Xiangshu does not diminish gubuziqing. " That is to say, a good physiologist does not judge people by their appearance, but is good at discovering the beauty of PU. "Guiguzi's differentiation of micro awn" also says: "holding on to the form and discussing the form, we can see the leopard from the perspective. It's also true that people who are good in appearance and law, invisible in sight and silent in hearing. " "Han Feizi · Xianxue" said: "tantaiziyu is a gentleman's face. Zhongni took it from several aspects, and he didn't call it his appearance when he lived with him for a long time Therefore, Confucius said, "if you want to win people by tolerance, you will lose your son Yu." It is said that Confucius made a mistake by looking at others, which is often cited by later physiologists as an example that appearance must be combined with virtue.

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