劲草 (勁草) jìncǎo
jìncǎo
noun
tough upright grass
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Figuratively, a staunch character able to withstand tough test (CC-CEDICT '勁草')
Contained in
- 疾风知劲草(疾風知勁草) the storm put strong grass to the test; troubled times test a faithful minister
- 疾风知劲草，烈火见真金(疾風知勁草，烈火見真金) the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold; troubled times test a faithful minister
- 疾风劲草(疾風勁草) the storm put strong grass to the test; troubled times test a faithful minister
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- 卷二十九 Scroll 29 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 1
- 卷六十八 列傳第五十八 趙知禮 蔡景歷 宗元饒 韓子高 華皎 劉師知 謝岐 毛喜 沈君理 陸山才 Volume 68 Biographies 58: Zhao Zhili, Cai Jingli, Zong Yuanrao, Han Zigao, Hua Jiao, Liu Shizhi, Xie Qi, Mao Xi, Shen Junli, Lu Shancai History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 1
- 卷四十九 列傳第三十七: 朱瑞 叱列延慶 斛斯椿 賈顯度 樊子鵠 侯深 賀拔允 侯莫陳悅 念賢 梁覽 雷紹 毛遐 乙弗朗 Volume 49 Biographies 37: Zhu rui, Chilie Yanqing, Hu Sichun, Jia Xiandu, Fan Zihu, Hou Shen, He Bayun, Houmo Chenyue, Nian Xian, Liang Lan, Lei Shao, Mao Xia, Yi Fulang History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 1
- 卷四一 列傳第三三 暴顯 皮景和 鮮于世榮 綦連猛 元景安 獨孤永業 傅伏 高保寧 Volume 41 Biographies 33: Bao Xian; Pi Jinghe; Xianyu Shirong; Qilian Meng; Yuan Jing'an; Dugu Yongye; Fu Fu; Gao Baoning Book of Northern Qi 北齊書 — count: 1
- 卷八十九 列傳第三十九: 狄仁傑 王方慶 姚璹 Volume 89 Biographies 39: Di Renjie, Wang Fangqing, Yao Shu Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 1
- 卷一百八十七下 列傳第一百三十七下: 忠義下 Volume 187 Biographies 137: Loyal and Righteous 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 1
- 卷六十一 列傳第四十九: 王盟 獨孤信 竇熾 賀蘭祥 叱列伏龜 閻慶 史寧 權景宣 Volume 61 Biographies 49: Wang Meng, Du Guxin, Dou Chi, He Lanxiang, Chilie Fugui, Yan Qing, Shi Ning, Quan Jingxuan History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 1
- 卷63 列傳第28 樊子蓋 史祥 元壽 楊義臣 衞玄 劉權 Volume 63 Biographies 28: Fan Zigai, Shi Xiang, Yuan Shou, Yang Yichen, Wei Xuan, Liu Quan Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 1
- 卷三十七 列傳第七 宗室 Volume 37 Biographies 7: Imperial Clan Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 1
Collocations
- 彰劲草 (彰勁草) 疾風彰勁草 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷三十七 列傳第七 宗室 Volume 37 Biographies 7: Imperial Clan — count: 2
- 劲草质 (勁草質) 早厓勁草質 — Book of Sui 隋書, 卷63 列傳第28 樊子蓋 史祥 元壽 楊義臣 衞玄 劉權 Volume 63 Biographies 28: Fan Zigai, Shi Xiang, Yuan Shou, Yang Yichen, Wei Xuan, Liu Quan — count: 2