Entry
疾風知勁草，烈火見真金
Source
CEDict 100318
Characters
疾 風 知 勁 草 烈 火 見 真 金
Miscellaneous
Traditional
疾風知勁草，烈火見真金
Simplified
疾风知劲草，烈火见真金
Pinyin
ji2 feng1 zhi1 jin4 cao3 , lie4 huo3 jian4 zhen1 jin1
English
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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