HEYGOW ASMR

Sizing someone up

10 phrases
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lǎohǎorén.
老好人。
ENeverybody's friend, nobody's critic
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hěn yǒu yí tào.
很有一套。
ENhe really knows his stuff
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xīn zhí kǒu kuài.
心直口快。
ENsays what he thinks
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miànzi báo.
面子薄。
ENeasily embarrassed
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sǐ nǎojīn.
死脑筋。
ENset in his ways
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shuōhuà suànshù.
说话算数。
ENa man of his word
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kào de zhù.
靠得住。
ENsomeone you can rely on
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liǎngmiànpài.
两面派。
ENtwo-faced
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yǎn gāo shǒu dī.
眼高手低。
ENbig ideas, small results
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rén bù kě mào xiàng.
人不可貌相。
ENnever judge by appearances

老好人 - the perpetual nice person - is not entirely a compliment: it describes someone who never offends anyone and therefore never takes a side. 眼高手低 - eye high, hand low - describes taste that outruns ability, and it is unkind and accurate.