| 海水不可斗量 | hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng | see 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2] |
| 人不可貌相 | rén bù kě mào xiàng | you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) / you can't judge a book by its cover / often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2] |
| 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 | rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng | you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom) |