疾风知劲草,烈火见真金
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīnjifengzhijincao,liehuojianzhenjin
- lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom)
- fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīnjifengzhijincao,liehuojianzhenjin
Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences