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内行看门道，外行看热闹 | 內行看門道，外行看熱鬧
nèi háng kàn mén dao , wài háng kàn rè nao
  1. 1 while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show
看一看
kàn yī kàn
  1. 1 to have a look
看菜吃饭 | 看菜吃飯
kān cài chī fàn
  1. 1 to eat depending on the dish (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
  2. 2 to live within one's means
看在眼里 | 看在眼裡
kàn zài yǎn li
  1. 1 to observe
  2. 2 to take it all in
看着办 | 看著辦
kàn zhe bàn
  1. 1 to do as one sees fit
  2. 2 to play it by ear (according to the circumstances)
在我看来 | 在我看來
zài wǒ kàn lái
  1. 1 in my opinion
看准机会 | 看準機會
kàn zhǔn jī huì
  1. 1 to watch for an opportunity
  2. 2 to see one's chance to
看得见 | 看得見
kàn dé jiàn
  1. 1 can see
  2. 2 visible
看笑话 | 看笑話
kàn xiào hua
  1. 1 to watch with amusement as sb makes a fool of himself
给你点颜色看看 | 給你點顏色看看
gěi nǐ diǎn yán sè kàn kan
  1. 1 (I'll) teach you a lesson
  2. 2 put you in your place
看着不管 | 看著不管
kàn zhe bù guǎn
  1. 1 to stand by and pay no heed
  2. 2 to ignore
看破红尘 | 看破紅塵
kān pò hóng chén
  1. 1 to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
  2. 2 disillusioned with human society
  3. 3 to reject the world for a monastic life
看不惯 | 看不慣
kàn bu guàn
  1. 1 cannot bear to see
  2. 2 to hate
  3. 3 to dislike
  4. 4 to disapprove
看不过 | 看不過
kàn bu guò
  1. 1 cannot stand by idly and watch
  2. 2 unable to put up with it any longer
看门人 | 看門人
kān mén rén
  1. 1 janitor
  2. 2 watchman
看走眼
kàn zǒu yǎn
  1. 1 to make an error of judgment
  2. 2 to be taken in
看守所
kān shǒu suǒ
  1. 1 detention center
看不出
kàn bu chū
  1. 1 can't see
  2. 2 can't make out
  3. 3 unable to tell
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
在我看
zài wǒ kàn
  1. 1 in my opinion
  2. 2 in my view