疾风劲草 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds
• fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis

Character by character

• 疾jísickness, illness, disease; to envy, to hate
• 风fēngwind; air; customs, manners; news
• 劲jìngstrong, tough, unyielding; power, energy
• 草cǎograss, herbs; straw, thatch

Idioms sharing a character

• 不疾不徐 bù jí bù xú
• 大声疾呼 dà shēng jí hū
• 无疾而终 wú jí ér zhōng
• 痛心疾首 tòng xīn jí shǒu
• 眼疾手快 yǎn jí shǒu kuài
• 积劳成疾 jī láo chéng jí
• 讳疾忌医 huì jí jì yī
• 一帆风顺 yī fān fēng shùn
• 一路顺风 yī lù shùn fēng
• 世风日下 shì fēng rì xià

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