路遙知馬力

Chinese

		road; path; way	distant; remote; far distant; remote; far; far away	to know; to be aware	horsepower
trad. (路遙知馬力)		路	遙	知	馬力
simp. (路遥知马力)		路	遥	知	马力

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lù yáo zhī mǎlì

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁶ jiu⁴ zi¹ maa⁵ lik⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lù yáo zhī mǎlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lù yáo jhih mǎlì
  - Wade–Giles: lu⁴ yao² chih¹ ma³-li⁴
  - Yale: lù yáu jr̄ mǎ-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luh yau jy maalih
  - Palladius: лу яо чжи мали (lu jao čži mali)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁶ jiu⁴ zi¹ maa⁵ lik⁶
  - Yale: louh yìuh jī máh lihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁶ jiu⁴ dzi¹ maa⁵ lik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁶ yiu⁴ ji¹ ma⁵ lig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯²² jiːu̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ maː¹³ lɪk̚²/

Proverb

路遙知馬力

a long road tests a horse's strength; distance tests a horse's stamina; only time can reveal a person's true strength

Derived terms

路遙知馬力，事久見人心／路遥知马力，事久见人心 (lùyáozhīmǎlì, shìjiǔjiànrénxīn)
路遙知馬力，日久見人心／路遥知马力，日久见人心 (lùyáozhīmǎlì, rìjiǔjiànrénxīn)

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