真金不怕火来烧 / 真金不怕火來燒

zhēn​jīn​bù​pà​huǒ​lái​shāo

true gold fears no fire

(idiom) a person of integrity can withstand any test; a true person is not afraid of being tested

真 (literal) → 真 · zhēn · true 金 (literal) → 金 · jīn · gold 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 怕 (literal) → 怕 · pà · to fear 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · in order to 烧 (literal) → 烧/燒 · shāo · to burn

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM