Cǎo bù mí yīng yǎn; shuǐ bù mí yú yǎn.

草不迷鷹眼, 水不迷魚眼。

Lit Grass cannot mislead an eagle's eye, nor water a fishes' eye.

Fig A clever person won't be perplexed by superficial phenomena.

Note [See míngyǎnrén, “a person with a discerning eye”; see also zhìzhě kàn huǒ below.]

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