烈火识真金，百炼才成钢烈火識真金，百煉才成鋼烈火識真金，百煉才成鋼

fierce fire reveals true gold; a hundred forgings make steel

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Only by passing severe tests and hard training can a person become truly capable. Encouraging.

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Simplified: 烈火识真金，百炼才成钢
Traditional (Taiwan): 烈火識真金，百煉才成鋼
Pinyin: lièhuǒ shí zhēnjīn, bǎiliàn cái chéng gāng
Pinyin (Taiwan): lièhuǒ shì zhēnjīn, bǎiliàn cái chéng gāng
Bopomofo: ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄣㄐㄧㄣ，ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄤ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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