路遙知馬力,日久見人心

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a long road tests a horse's strength; distance tests a horse's stamina; only time can reveal a person's true strength 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

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Proverb

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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

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