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Jyutping lou6 jiu4 zi1 maa5 lik6 , si6 gau2 gin3 jan4 sam1
Pinyin lù yáo zhī mǎ lì , shì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    a long road tests a horse's strength, and a long task proves a person's heart
    (syn.) 日久見人心, 日久见人心, 路遥知马力, 路遙知馬力
    • 游擊戰爭沒有正規戰爭那樣迅速的成效和顯赫的名聲,但是“路遙知馬力,事久見人心”,在長期和殘酷的戰爭中,游擊戰爭將表現其很大的威力,實在是非同小可的事業。
      游击战争没有正规战争那样迅速的成效和显赫的名声,但是“路遥知马力,事久见人心”,在长期和残酷的战争中,游击战争将表现其很大的威力,实在是非同小可的事业。
      yóu jī zhàn zhēng méi yǒu zhèng guī zhàn zhēng nà yàng xùn sù de chéng xiào hé xiǎn hè de míng shēng , dàn shì “ lù yáo zhī mǎ lì , shì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn ” , zài cháng qī hé cán kù de zhàn zhēng zhōng , yóu jī zhàn zhēng jiāng biǎo xiàn qí hěn dà de wēi lì , shí zài shì fēi tóng xiǎo kě de shì yè .
      Guerrilla warfare does not bring as quick results or as great renown as regular warfare, but "a long road tests a horse's strength and a long task proves a person's heart", and in the course of this long and cruel war guerrilla warfare will demonstrate its immense power; it is indeed no ordinary undertaking.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    游击战争没有正规战争那样迅速的成效和显赫的名声,但是“路遥知马力,事久见人心”,在长期和残酷的战争中,游击战争将表现其很大的威力,实在是非同小可的事业。
    游擊戰爭沒有正規戰爭那樣迅速的成效和顯赫的名聲,但是“路遙知馬力,事久見人心”,在長期和殘酷的戰爭中,游擊戰爭將表現其很大的威力,實在是非同小可的事業。
    yóu jī zhàn zhēng méi yǒu zhèng guī zhàn zhēng nà yàng xùn sù de chéng xiào hé xiǎn hè de míng shēng , dàn shì “ lù yáo zhī mǎ lì , shì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn ” , zài cháng qī hé cán kù de zhàn zhēng zhōng , yóu jī zhàn zhēng jiāng biǎo xiàn qí hěn dà de wēi lì , shí zài shì fēi tóng xiǎo kě de shì yè .
    • Guerrilla warfare does not bring as quick results or as great renown as regular warfare, but "a long road tests a horse's strength and a long task proves a person's heart", and in the course of this long and cruel war guerrilla warfare will demonstrate its immense power; it is indeed no ordinary undertaking.