真金不怕火煉
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Chinese[edit]
real; true; genuine | metal; gold; money | not; no | to be afraid; to fear | fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving |
refine; smelt | ||
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trad. (真金不怕火煉/眞金不怕火煉) | 真/眞 | 金 | 不 | 怕 | 火 | 煉 | |
simp. (真金不怕火炼) | 真 | 金 | 不 | 怕 | 火 | 炼 | |
Literally: “True gold fears no fire”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhen jin bù pà huǒ liàn
- Wade–Giles: chên1 chin1 pu4 pʻa4 huo3 lien4
- Yale: jēn jīn bù pà hwǒ lyàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jen jin bu pah huoo liann
- Palladius: чжэнь цзинь бу па хо лянь (čžɛnʹ czinʹ bu pa xo ljanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zan1 gam1 bat1 paa3 fo2 lin6
- Yale: jān gām bāt pa fó lihn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzan1 gam1 bat7 paa3 fo2 lin6
- Guangdong Romanization: zen1 gem1 bed1 pa3 fo2 lin6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ pʰaː³³ fɔː³⁵ liːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb[edit]
真金不怕火煉
- Someone of integrity, determination and/or ability can withstand all tests and trials; Something genuine or correct can withstand all tests