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 xiàng jī camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]) / at the opportune moment / as the circumstances allow
 rén bù kě mào xiàng you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) / you can't judge a book by its cover / often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]
 zhào xiàng jī variant of 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1] / camera
 hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng see 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]
 dòu gén funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1]) / to joke / to play the fool / to provoke laughter
 pěng gén straight man (supporting role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1]) / to react with exasperation to the silliness of the funny man 逗哏[dou4 gen2]
 bù chéng huà see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]
 bù shì huà see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]
 dān fǎn jī see 單反相機|单反相机[dan1 fan3 xiang4 ji1]
 Cí ēn zōng see 法相宗[Fa3 xiang4 zong1]
 pín xiàn xiǎng (Internet slang) (wryly jocular) poverty limits my power of imagination / (fig.) flabbergasted by the antics of the wealthy / the rich live in another world / (abbr. for 貧窮限制了我的想象力|贫穷限制了我的想象力[pin2 qiong2 xian4 zhi4 le5 wo3 de5 xiang3 xiang4 li4])
 xiàng mú xiàng yàng solemn / presentable / decent / Taiwan pr. [xiang4 mo2 xiang4 yang4]
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