路遙知馬力,事久見人心

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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
matter; thing; item
matter; thing; item; work; affair
 
(long) time; (long) duration of time
to see; to meet; to appear
to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
 
people's thoughts; public feeling; moral nature
trad. (路遙知馬力,事久見人心) 路遙知馬力 人心
simp. (路遥知马力,事久见人心) 路遥知马力 人心

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Proverb

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路遙知馬力,事久見人心

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

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