以貌取人

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	appearance	to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (以貌取人)		以	貌	取	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐmàoqǔrén

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄇㄠˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ maau⁶ ceoi² jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǐmàoqǔrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄇㄠˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyimawcheuren
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐmàocyǔrén
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁵ maau⁶ ceoi² jan⁴
  - Yale: yíh maauh chéui yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ maau⁶ tsoey² jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ mao⁶ cêu² yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ mäːu̯²² t͡ʃʰɵy̯³⁵ jɐn²¹/

Idiom

以貌取人

to judge a book by its cover; to judge people by their appearance

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