路遥知马力,日久见人心 lu4 yao2 zhi1 ma3 li4 , ri4 jiu3 jian4 ren2 xin1

just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)

Traditional: 路遙知馬力,日久見人心

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English Phonetic: 'prɒvә:b
Detailed Definition: n. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people