貌不惊人 — “Plain-looking”
貌不惊人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “plain-looking”. Not striking in appearance; of ordinary looks. Literally, “appearance not startling”.
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她虽然貌不惊人，但凭借其出色的工作能力赢得了所有人的尊重。
Although she is plain-looking, she earned everyone's respect with her outstanding work ability.
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More idioms starting with 貌
- mào貌sì似qiáng强dà大seemingly powerful but inwardly weak
- mào貌hé合xíng形lí离outwardly harmonious, inwardly divergent
- mào貌hé合xīn心lí离outwardly united but inwardly estranged
- mào貌hé合qíng情lí离outwardly friendly but inwardly estranged
- mào貌hé合shén神lí离outwardly harmonious but inwardly divergent
- mào貌hé合xíng行lí离appear united but disunited
- mào貌shì是xīn心fēi非outwardly compliant but inwardly disobedient
- mào貌shì是qíng情fēi非two-faced, appearing one way but feeling another
- mào貌lí离shén神hé合outwardly different, inwardly united
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Open the tool →Questions about 貌不惊人
What does 貌不惊人 mean?
貌不惊人 (mào bù jīng rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “plain-looking”.
How do you pronounce 貌不惊人?
貌不惊人 is pronounced mào bù jīng rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 貌不惊人 literally mean?
Literally, 貌不惊人 means “appearance not startling”. It is used to mean “plain-looking”.
What is the Chinese definition of 貌不惊人?
指相貌平常，没有什么引人注意的地方