"知人知面不知心" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Chinese]

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ miːn²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ biɛn³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/, /t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ miːn²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/, /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ biɛn³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zi¹ jan⁴ zi¹ min⁶ bat¹ zi¹ sam¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ti jîn ti biān put ti sim, zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhih rén jhih miàn bù jhih sin [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chih¹ jên² chih¹ mien⁴ pu⁴ chih¹ hsin¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jr̄ rén jr̄ myàn bù jr̄ syīn [Mandarin, Yale], jy ren jy miann bu jy shin [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжи жэнь чжи мянь бу чжи синь [Mandarin, Palladius], čži žɛnʹ čži mjanʹ bu čži sinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], jī yàhn jī mihn bāt jī sām [Cantonese, Yale], dzi¹ jan⁴ dzi¹ min⁶ bat⁷ dzi¹ sam¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ji¹ yen⁴ ji¹ min⁶ bed¹ ji¹ sem¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ti jîn ti biān put ti sim [Hokkien, POJ], ti jîn ti biān put ti sim [Hokkien, Tai-lo], dy jiin dy bien pud dy sym [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 知人知面不知心
  1. one may know a person from the outside but may not understand their true nature Synonyms: 人心隔肚皮 (rénxīn gé dùpí), 知人口面不知心, 知人知面勿知心 [Wu]
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      "zh-pron": "zi¹ jan⁴ zi¹ min⁶ bat¹ zi¹ sam¹"
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      "zh-pron": "jhih rén jhih miàn bù jhih sin"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih¹ jên² chih¹ mien⁴ pu⁴ chih¹ hsin¹"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jr̄ rén jr̄ myàn bù jr̄ syīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jy ren jy miann bu jy shin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжи жэнь чжи мянь бу чжи синь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čži žɛnʹ čži mjanʹ bu čži sinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "jī yàhn jī mihn bāt jī sām"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi¹ jan⁴ dzi¹ min⁶ bat⁷ dzi¹ sam¹"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ yen⁴ ji¹ min⁶ bed¹ ji¹ sem¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ miːn²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "ti jîn ti biān put ti sim"
    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
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      "zh-pron": "ti jîn ti biān put ti sim"
    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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      "zh-pron": "dy jiin dy bien pud dy sym"
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ miːn²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ biɛn³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/"
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      "zh-pron": "zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄣ"
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      "zh-pron": "zi¹ jan⁴ zi¹ min⁶ bat¹ zi¹ sam¹"
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      "zh-pron": "zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhih rén jhih miàn bù jhih sin"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih¹ jên² chih¹ mien⁴ pu⁴ chih¹ hsin¹"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jr̄ rén jr̄ myàn bù jr̄ syīn"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jy ren jy miann bu jy shin"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжи жэнь чжи мянь бу чжи синь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čži žɛnʹ čži mjanʹ bu čži sinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "jī yàhn jī mihn bāt jī sām"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi¹ jan⁴ dzi¹ min⁶ bat⁷ dzi¹ sam¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ yen⁴ ji¹ min⁶ bed¹ ji¹ sem¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ miːn²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ti jîn ti biān put ti sim"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ti jîn ti biān put ti sim"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dy jiin dy bien pud dy sym"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ biɛn³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ miːn²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ biɛn³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/"
    }
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      "roman": "rénxīn gé dùpí",
      "word": "人心隔肚皮"
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      "word": "知人口面不知心"
    },
    {
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      ],
      "word": "知人知面勿知心"
    }
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