在中国有一种说法：人不可貌相。

In China, there's a saying that you can't judge a person by appearance.

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Sentence Composition

1 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
2 中国 Zhōngguó China
=3 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
=3 有 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
4 一种 yīzhǒng one kind of; one type of
=5 说法 shuōfǎ to expound Buddhist teachings
=5 说法 shuōfa
  1. way of speaking
  2. wording
  3. formulation
  4. one's version (of events)
  5. statement
  6. theory
  7. hypothesis
  8. interpretation
6 人不可貌相 rénbùkěmàoxiàng
  1. you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 rénbùkěmàoxiàng,hǎishuǐbùkědǒuliáng