路遙知馬力，日久見人心

Chinese
a long road tests a horse's strength; distance tests a horse's stamina time reveals a person's heart; time will tell a true friend from a false one
trad. (路遙知馬力，日久見人心) 路遙知馬力 ， 日久見人心
simp. (路遥知马力，日久见人心) 路遥知马力 ， 日久见人心

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lùyáozhīmǎlì, rìjiǔjiànrénxīn
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄠˊ ㄓ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧˋ, ㄖˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): lou6 jiu4 zi1 maa5 lik6, jat6 gau2 gin3 jan4 sam1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: lùyáozhīmǎlì, rìjiǔjiànrénxīn
      • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄠˊ ㄓ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧˋ, ㄖˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luhyaujymaalih, ryhjeoujiannrenshin
      • Tongyong Pinyin: lùyáojhihmǎlì, rìjiǒujiànrénsin
      • Sinological IPA (key): /lu⁵¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕjoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕjɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
      • Jyutping: lou6 jiu4 zi1 maa5 lik6, jat6 gau2 gin3 jan4 sam1
      • Yale: louh yìuh jī máh lihk, yaht gáu gin yàhn sām
      • Cantonese Pinyin: lou6 jiu4 dzi1 maa5 lik9, jat9 gau2 gin3 jan4 sam1
      • Guangdong Romanization: lou6 yiu4 ji1 ma5 lig6, yed6 geo2 gin3 yen4 sem1
      • Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯²² jiːu̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ mäː¹³ lɪk̚² jɐt̚² kɐu̯³⁵ kiːn³³ jɐn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

Proverb

路遙知馬力，日久見人心

  1. a long road tests a horse's strength and time proves a person's heart

Synonyms
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