「一試便知龍與鳳」
| Entry #1 | |
| Pronunciation： | jat1 si3 bin6 zi1 lung4 jyu5 fung6 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
一 one; as soon as; once 試 to try; to try out; to attempt; to experience; examination; test 便 so; easy; immediately; upon which; already; convenient; casual; informal; chance; opportunity; faeces; excrement 知 to know; knowledge; to realise; to understand; to inform 龍 dragon; the goalpost; the goalkeeper; long queue 與 and; with 鳳 male phoenix; chicken; prostitute; used as names |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
the truth will be revealed upon a test; "the proof of the pudding is in the eating"; literally: as soon as you try, you will see whether it is a dragon or a phoenix
|
| Copyrights： | © 2017 Hong Kong Lexicography Limited - License |