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是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛
简 是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 · 繁 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛Mandarin · pinyin shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu
Meanings
- lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)
- fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating
- to show what one is made of
Characters in this entry
- 是
- shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
- 騾
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- 子
- zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
- 馬
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- 牽
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- 出
- chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
- 來
- lái · come, coming; return, returning
- 遛
- liù · take walk, stroll
- 骡
- luó · mule
- 马
- mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
- 牵
- qiān · drag, pull, lead by hand
- 来
- lái · come, coming; return, returning
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