tǔ / mù / xíng / hái / bìng / bù / fáng / ài / tā / chéng / wéi / yí / wèi / shòu / rén / zūn / jìng / de / xué / zhě

土木形骸并不妨碍他成为一位受人尊敬的学者。

A plain appearance did not prevent him from becoming a respected scholar.