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包子有肉不在褶上

Mandarin · pinyin bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng

a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)

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包: bāo · wrap, pack, bundle; package
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
肉: ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
褶: zhě · pleat, crease, wrinkles
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up

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1–5–3–4–4–4–3–4 · bao1 zi5 you3 rou4 bu4 zai4 zhe3 shang4

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