佛要金装，人要衣装

前句比喻。旧谓人的外表要靠衣着来装饰，强调外表的重要。或谓内里不足，要靠衣饰打扮，如同佛要靠金子装点一样。也说“佛是金装，人是衣装”、“人是衣装，佛是金装。”明·冯梦龙 《醒世恒言》第一卷：“那肖雅是老实人家，不以穿着为事。常言道：佛是金装，人是衣装。世人眼孔浅的多，只有皮相，没有骨相。” 《慈禧太后演义》第四回：“起初入宫，因家况艰难，只置了几件布衣粗服，至此蒙恩受赏，把衣饰尽行换掉，越显得玉质金相，俗语说得好，佛要金装，人要衣装，确是阅历有得的话头。”按：与“人是衣裳，马是鞍”、英国谚语“衣裳装点人”意义近似。

佛要金装，人要衣装fó yào jīn zhuāng , rén yào yī zhuāng

fine feathers make fine birds; the tailor makes the man
❍ ～，您穿上这身新衣服看上去年轻得多了！ As fine feathers make fine birds,you look much younger with this new suit of clothes on.

佛要金装，人要衣装fo yao jin zhuang,ren yao yi zhuang

as Buddha needs a gilt statue,man needs fine clothes

佛要金装，人要衣装

as Buddha needs a gilt statue,man needs fine clothes; fine feathers make fine birds;fine clothes make the man