路遥知马力，日久见人心
路遥知马力，日久见人心
lù yáo zhī mǎ lì , rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn
just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)
Traditional: 路遙知馬力，日久見人心
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- just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)
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不怕一万，就怕万一(bù pà yī wàn , jiù pà wàn yī)· better to be safe than sorry (proverb)
→人有失手，马有失蹄(rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí)· lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
→儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫(ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín)· a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
→心猿意马(xīn yuán yì mǎ)· lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)
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