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路遙知馬力，日久見人心

简路遥知马力，日久见人心 · 繁路遙知馬力，日久見人心

Mandarin · pinyin lù yáo zhī mǎ lì , rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn

just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)

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路: lù · road, path, street; journey
遙: Look up this written character
知: zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
馬: Look up this written character
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
久: jiǔ · long time (ago); time passage, grow late
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
遥: yáo · far away, distant, remote
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

lou6 jiu4 zi1 maa5 lik6 ，jat6 gau2 gin3 jan4 sam1

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