Ei ole koiraa karvoihin katsominenFinnishPronunciationEi ole koiraa karvoihin katsominenLiteral Translation One shall not choose a dog by its hairEquivalentsThis is how you express this idiom across languages and locales.ListMapDanishSku ikke hunden på håreneDon't examine the dog by its hairEnglishYou can't judge a book by its coverFrenchL'habit ne fait pas le moineThe habit (religious clothing) doesn't make the monkHebrewאל תסתכל בקנקן אלא במה שיש בוDon't look at the jug, but at what's inside itHindiजाति ना पूछो साधु की; पूछ लीजिए ज्ञानAsk not a saint of his caste; rather, of his knowledge12Login to correlate with other idioms