Idiomatically - Idioms translated across languages and countries

Finnish

Pronunciation

Ei ole koiraa karvoihin katsominen

Literal Translation

One shall not choose a dog by its hair

Equivalents

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Danish
Sku ikke hunden på hårene
Don't examine the dog by its hair
English
You can't judge a book by its cover
French
L'habit ne fait pas le moine
The habit (religious clothing) doesn't make the monk
Hebrew
אל תסתכל בקנקן אלא במה שיש בו
Don't look at the jug, but at what's inside it
Hindi
जाति ना पूछो साधु की; पूछ लीजिए ज्ञान
Ask not a saint of his caste; rather, of his knowledge

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