版蕩識誠臣
bǎn​dàng​shí​chéng​chén

adversity reveals true loyalty

  • created sense approved 版荡识诚臣/版蕩識誠臣 · bǎn​dàng​shí​chéng​chén · adversity reveals true loyalty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    版荡识诚臣 / 版蕩識誠臣

    bǎn​dàng​shí​chéng​chén

    adversity reveals true loyalty

    during times of political chaos and national crisis, the most loyal and sincere officials become known

    版 (literal) → 版 · bǎn · official record 荡 (literal) → 荡/蕩 · dàng · to unsettle 识 (literal) → 识/識 · shí · to know 诚 (literal) → 诚/誠 · chéng · sincere 臣 (literal) → 臣 · chén · subject

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense