海水不可斗量

Mandarin · pinyin hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng

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  1. see 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量 rén bù kě mào xiàng, hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
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海
hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
水
shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
可
kě · may, can, -able; possibly
斗
dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
量
liàng · measure, quantity, capacity
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3–3–4–3–3–2 · hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hoi2 seoi2 bat1 ho2 dau2 loeng4 · hoi2 seoi2 bat1 ho2 dau2 loeng6

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海水不可斗量 · hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2
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Exact source record海水不可斗量 海水不可斗量 [hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2] /see 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]/