bǎn​dàng​shí​chéng​chén

adversity reveals true loyalty

  1. official record
    (archaic) a register or official record, such as a census (household register) or map of a country's territory
  2. to unsettle
    to disturb or unsettle; to subvert or cause upheaval
  3. to know
    to know; to recognize; to be able to distinguish
  4. chéng adjective
    sincere
    (bound form) sincere; honest; authentic
  5. subject
    A high official or a subject of a monarch in dynastic China