日久見人心 [－－见－－]

Jyutping jat6 gau2 gin3 jan4 sam1
Pinyin rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. time will tell; 'a man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn'
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    time reveals a person's heart; time will tell a true friend from a false one
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    路遥知马力，日久见人心。
    路遙知馬力，日久見人心。
    lù yáo zhī mǎ lì ， rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn 。
    • It's in times like these that the character of a person becomes apparent.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    日久见人心
    日久見人心
    jat6 gau2 gin3 jan4 sam1
    • to know sby's inclination as time passes; to get know a person's character over time