疾風勁草

疾風勁草

See also: 疾风劲草

Chinese

		gale; strong blast of wind	tough upright grass; a staunch character able to withstand tough test
trad. (疾風勁草)		疾風	勁草
simp. (疾风劲草)		疾风	劲草

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jífēngjìngcǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zat⁶ fung¹ ging⁶ cou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jífēngjìngcǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyifengjinqtsao
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jífongjìngcǎo
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi˧˥ fɤŋ˥ t͡ɕiŋ˥˩ t͡sʰɑʊ̯˨˩˦꜕꜖⁽꜕꜖꜓⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zat⁶ fung¹ ging⁶ cou²
    • Yale: jaht fūng gihng chóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzat⁹ fung¹ ging⁶ tsou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zed⁶ fung¹ ging⁶ cou²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐt˨ fʊŋ˥ kɪŋ˨ t͡sʰou̯˧˥/

Idiom

疾風勁草

1. only the toughest grass can stand strong winds.
2. (figuratively)to show one's true colors after a stern test

Synonyms

• 疾風知勁草／疾风知劲草 (jífēngzhījìngcǎo)