危难时刻见人心，生死关头辨忠奸危難時刻見人心，生死關頭辨忠奸危難時刻見人心，生死關頭辨忠奸

in times of danger you see people's hearts; at the brink of life and death you tell the loyal from the treacherous

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Crises reveal who is truly good and loyal and who is false. Approving; close to 'a friend in need is a friend indeed'.

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Simplified: 危难时刻见人心，生死关头辨忠奸
Traditional (Taiwan): 危難時刻見人心，生死關頭辨忠奸
Pinyin: wēinàn shíkè jiàn rénxīn, shēngsǐguāntóu biàn zhōng jiān
Bopomofo: ㄨㄟㄋㄢˋ ㄕˊ ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ，ㄕㄥㄙˇ ㄍㄨㄢㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥㄐㄧㄢ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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