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海水不可斗量

Mandarin · pinyin hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng

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

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