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疾風知勁草〔-风-劲-〕 zat6 fung1 zi1 ging6 cou2 {jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo}

  1. the storm put strong grass to the test (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
  2. to show one's true colors after a stern test
  3. also written 疾風勁草

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疾風知勁草,烈火見真金〔-风-劲----见--〕 zat6 fung1 zi1 ging6 cou2 ,lit6 fo2 gin3 zan1 gam1 {jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn}

  1. the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
  2. to show one's true colors after a stern test

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