「人要面樹要皮」
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Pronunciation: | jan4 jiu3 min2 syu6 jiu3 pei4 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
人 human; human being; person; people; personality; everybody; (some) people; others; somebody; body of a person 要 to want; important; crucial; is going to; to demand; to desire; to need; to ask; to be determined to; should 面 surface; side; aspect; face; appearance; used for medals; face: respect; prestige; reputation; honour; plane; area; (of geometry) face; cover; range; scale; scope 樹 tree; place; to plant 要 to want; important; crucial; is going to; to demand; to desire; to need; to ask; to be determined to; should 皮 skin; leather |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
face is important to a man, just as bark is important to a tree
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