真金不怕火煉

Chinese

		real; true; genuine	metal; gold; money	not; no	to be afraid; to fear	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving	refine; smelt
trad. (真金不怕火煉)		真	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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēnjīnbùpàhuǒliàn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄐㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ gam¹ bat¹ paa³ fo² lin⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhēnjīnbùpàhuǒliàn [Phonetic: zhēnjīnbúpàhuǒliàn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄐㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenjinbupahhuuoliann
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhenjinbùpàhuǒliàn
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ xwɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ljɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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 pʰäː³³ fɔː³⁵ liːn²²/

Proverb

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

Synonyms

真金不怕火
真金不怕紅爐火／真金不怕红炉火

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