true gold fears no fire; a crisis tests character
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Meanings
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true gold stands the test of fire; adversity reveals true character
neutral用于强调只有在极端困难、危险或关键时刻，一个人的能力、忠诚、品格等真实本质才会显露出来。
Gōng公
sī司
miàn面
lín临
wēi危
jī机
shí时
，
tā他
cái才
zhēn真
zhèng正
zhǎn展
xiàn现
chū出
lǐng领
dǎo导
cái才
néng能
，
zhēn真
shì是
liè烈
huǒ火
jiàn见
zhēn真
jīn金
。
When the company faced a crisis, he truly showed his leadership ability; it was a case of true gold standing the test of fire.
Liè烈
huǒ火
jiàn见
zhēn真
jīn金
，
huàn患
nàn难
jiàn见
zhēn真
qíng情
。
True gold fears no fire; true friendship is revealed in times of hardship.
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Zhè这
cì次
jiān艰
jù巨
de的
rèn任
wù务
duì对
wǒ我
men们
tuán团
duì队
shì是
yī一
cì次
kǎo考
yàn验
，
liè烈
huǒ火
jiàn见
zhēn真
jīn金
ma嘛
。
This difficult task is a test for our team; it's like true gold being tested by fire.