Chinese Word Entry

疾風知勁草

Simplified Chinese form: 疾风知劲草

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄥ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄠˇ
Mandarin (Pinyin): jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo
Cantonese (Jyutping): zat6 fung1 zi1 ging6 cou2
Definitions:
  1. the storm put strong grass to the test (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister

  2. to show one's true colors after a stern test

  3. also written 疾風勁草〔疾风劲草〕


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Chinese characters used in this word

rapidly, illness, disease, sickness, to hate
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧˊ (jí)
Cantonese: zat6
Japanese: シツ (shitsu) / はや.い (hayai)、 やまい (yamai)、 にくむ (nikumu)
Korean: 질 (jil)
Vietnamese: tật

wind, air, style, manner, manners, atmosphere
Readings
Mandarin: ㄈㄥ (fēng), ㄈㄥˋ (fèng), ㄈㄥˇ (fěng)
Cantonese: fung1, fung3
Japanese: フウ (fuu)、 フ (fu) / かぜ (kaze)、 かざ- (kaza-)
Korean: 풍 (pung)
Vietnamese: phong
Variants
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Semantic variant form:

know, wisdom, perceive, comprehend
Readings
Mandarin: ㄓ (zhī), ㄓˋ (zhì)
Cantonese: zi1, zi3
Japanese: チ (chi) / し.る (shiru)、 し.らせる (shiraseru)
Korean: 지 (ji)
Vietnamese: tri

strong, unyielding, tough, powerful
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ (jìng), ㄐㄧㄣˋ (jìn)
Cantonese: ging3, ging6
Japanese: ケイ (kei) / つよ.い (tsuyoi)
Korean: 경 (gyeong)
Vietnamese: kính, cứng
Variants
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grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft, straw, thatch
Readings
Mandarin: ㄘㄠˇ (cǎo), ㄗㄠˋ (zào)
Cantonese: cou2
Japanese: ソウ (sou) / くさ (kusa)、 くさ- (kusa-)、 -ぐさ (-gusa)
Korean: 초 (cho)
Vietnamese: thảo
Variants
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