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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (以貌取人) | 以 | 貌 | 取 | 人 | |
| simp. #(以貌取人) | 以 | 貌 | 取 | 人 | |
Etymology
From Confucius's remarks to his disciples as quoted in Shiji
- 孔子聞之，曰：「吾以言取人，失之宰予；以貌取人，失之子羽。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Kǒngzǐ wén zhī, yuē: “Wú yǐ yán qǔ rén, shī zhī Zǎi Yǔ; yǐ mào qǔ rén, shī zhī Zǐyǔ.” [Pinyin]
- Upon hearing this, Confucius said, “I judged people by their speech and was mistaken in the case of Zai Yu; I judged people by their appearance and was mistaken in the case of Ziyu [courtesy name of Tantai Mieming].”
孔子闻之，曰：「吾以言取人，失之宰予；以貌取人，失之子羽。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yǐmàoqǔrén
- Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄇㄠˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǐmàocyǔrén
- Wade–Giles: i3-mao4-chʻü3-jên2
- Yale: yǐ-màu-chyǔ-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiimawcheuren
- Palladius: имаоцюйжэнь (imaocjujžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- 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 maːu̯²² t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: yiX maewH tshjuX|tshuwX nyin
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ləʔ mˤrawk-s tsʰˤoʔ|tsʰoʔ ni[ŋ]/
- (Zhengzhang): /*lɯʔ mreːwɢs sʰloːʔ|sʰloʔ njin/
Idiom
以貌取人
- to judge a book by its cover; to judge people by their appearance