疾风知劲草，烈火见真金
疾风知劲草，烈火见真金
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn
the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister; to show one's true colors after a stern test
idiomverb
Traditional: 疾風知勁草，烈火見真金
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- (idiom, verb) the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
- to show one's true colors after a stern test
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Related Words
疾风劲草(jí fēng jìng cǎo)— the storm put strong grass to the test (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
→疾风知劲草(jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo)— the storm put strong grass to the test (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
→劲草(jìng cǎo)— tough upright grass
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