真金不怕火煉

Chinese

		real; true; genuine	metal; gold; money	not; no	to be afraid; to fear	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving	refine; smelt
trad. (真金不怕火煉/眞金不怕火煉)		真/眞	金	不	怕	火	煉
simp. (真金不怕火炼)		真	金	不	怕	火	炼
Literally: “True gold fears no fire”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄐㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ gam¹ bat¹ paa³ fo² lin⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn [Phonetic: zhēn jīn bú pà huǒ liàn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄐㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhen jin bù pà huǒ liàn
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹ chin¹ pu⁴ pʻa⁴ huo³ lien⁴
  - Yale: jēn jīn bù pà hwǒ lyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jen jin bu pah huoo liann
  - Palladius: чжэнь цзинь бу па хо лянь (čžɛnʹ czinʹ bu pa xo ljanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zan¹ gam¹ bat¹ paa³ fo² lin⁶
  - Yale: jān gām bāt pa fó lihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ gam¹ bat⁷ paa³ fo² lin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ gem¹ bed¹ pa³ fo² lin⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ pʰaː³³ fɔː³⁵ liːn²²/

Proverb

真金不怕火煉

Someone of integrity, determination and/or ability can withstand all tests and trials; Something genuine or correct can withstand all tests

Synonyms

真金不怕火
真金不怕紅爐火／真金不怕红炉火

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