貌相

màoxiàng
  1. appearance (esp. superficial)
  2. looks
  3. to judge a person by appearances

CEDICT

  1. appearance (of a person); looks
  2. to judge a person by their appearance

Wiktionary

以人的外表來評斷人的能力或財富。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 貌 mào (bound form) appearance; looks; outward form
2 相 xiàng
  1. appearance
  2. portrait
  3. picture
  4. government minister
  5. (physics) phase
  6. (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
  7. to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

Containing this entry

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
種族貌相 zhǒngzúmàoxiàng

Related entries

儀容 yíróng appearance
儀表 yíbiǎo
  1. appearance
  2. bearing
  3. meter (i.e. measuring instrument)
形貌 xíngmào appearance
樣子 yàngzi
  1. appearance
  2. manner
  3. pattern
  4. model
她的樣子在說她愛你。

Her look says that she loves you.

Source: Tatoeba

相 xiàng
  1. appearance
  2. portrait
  3. picture
  4. government minister
  5. (physics) phase
  6. (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
  7. to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
同类不相残。

A dog does not eat a dog.

Source: Tatoeba

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