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真金不怕紅爐火 (zan1 gam1 bat1 paa3 hung4 lou4 fo2) — True gold fears no fire: a person of integrity can stand severe tests in Cantonese

zanˉ¹真gamˉ¹金batˉ¹不paa˗₃怕hungˎ₄紅louˎ₄爐foˊ²火
简 真金不怕红炉火
Mandarin Pinyin: zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 hong2 lu2 huo3

Meaning of 真金不怕紅爐火

nounTrue gold fears no fire: a person of integrity can stand severe tests

Characters in 真金不怕紅爐火

真zan1
true; real; factual; genuine; actual; substantial; really; truly
金gam1
a Chinese family name
不bat1
not; no; un-
怕paa3
perhaps; maybe; I am afraid; I suppose
紅hung4
revolutionary; morally excellent
爐lou4
stove; oven; furnace; fireplace; hearth
火fo2
Kangxi radical 86

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