疾风知劲草 (疾風知勁草) jífēng zhī jìncǎo
jífēng zhī jìncǎo
phrase
the storm put strong grass to the test; troubled times test a faithful minister
Domain: Proverb 谚语
Notes: Also written 疾风劲草 (CC-CEDICT '疾風知勁草'; Guoyu '疾風知勁草'; Mathews 1931 '疾風知勁草', p. 65)
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- 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
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