| 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; to show one's true colors after a stern test; also written 疾風勁草|疾风劲草 |
| 烈火 | liè huǒ | raging inferno; blaze |
| 见 | jiàn | to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview |
| xiàn | to appear; also written 現|现[xian4] | |
| 真 | zhēn | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine |
| 金 | jīn | gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] |
| Jīn | surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) |