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疾风知劲草,烈火见真金

jífēngzhījìncǎo,lièhuǒjiànzhēnjīn

Traditional: 疾風知勁草,烈火見真金

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

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