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 |
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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) |