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Definitions
1. the storm put strong grass to the test (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
2. to show one's true colors after a stern test
Components
疾风
jí fēng
–
storm
知
zhī
–
to know
劲草
jìng cǎo
–
tough upright grass
Related Words
疾风知劲草，烈火见真金
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn
–
the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister