created sense approved 路遥知马力，日久见人心/路遙知馬力，日久見人心 · lùyáozhīmǎlìrìjiǔjiànrénxīn · time reveals a person's heart — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
路遥知马力，日久见人心 / 路遙知馬力，日久見人心
lùyáozhīmǎlìrìjiǔjiànrénxīn
time reveals a person's heart
Just as distance tests a horse's strength, so time reveals a person's character; a proverb meaning that a person's true nature or loyalty is only proven through long-term testing.
路 (literal) → 路 · lù · road 遥 (literal) → 遥/遙 · yáo · far 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse 力 (literal) → 力 · lì · strength ， (non_chinese) 日 (literal) → 日 · rì · day 久 (literal) → 久 · jiǔ · long 见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · to see 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · mind
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