while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show
trad. 內行看門道，外行看熱鬧
Also written 內行看門道，外行看熱鬧【nèi háng kàn mén dao , wài háng kàn rè nao】
Characters in this word
8内
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
inside, inner, internal, within, interior
- Pinyin
- nèi
- Traditional
- 內
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 744 of 2500
行
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(bound form) row; line, (bound form) line of business; trade; profession, (bound form) commercial firm, (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age), (in data tables) row; (Tw) column, classifier for rows or lines
- Pinyin
- háng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 379 of 2500
看
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to look after, to take care of, to watch, to guard
- Pinyin
- kān
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 67 of 2500
门
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surname Men
- Pinyin
- Mén
- Traditional
- 門
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 909 of 2500
道
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]), (bound form) way; reason; principle, (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization, (Daoism) the Way; the Dao, to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel), (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words), classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process, (old) circuit (administrative division)
- Pinyin
- dào
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 1253 of 2500
外
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
outside, in addition, foreign, external
- Pinyin
- wài
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 2016 of 2500
热
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
to warm up, to heat up, hot (of weather), heat, fervent
- Pinyin
- rè
- Traditional
- 熱
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 1580 of 2500
闹
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
variant of 鬧|闹[nao4]
- Pinyin
- nào
- Traditional
- 閙
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4706 of 2500