路遥知马力，日久见人心。(Lùyáo zhī mǎlì, rìjiǔ jiàn rénxīn / 'road distant know horse strength, days old see man heart')
颜渊》), it means a word spoken can never be taken back, or a promise must be kept.ģ.A team of horses will struggle to chase down a spoken word.įrom 'The Analects of Yan Yuan' (《论语 一言既出，驷马难追。(Yìyán jì chū, sìmǎ nán zhuī / 'a word already produced, team-of-4-horses difficult chase') From Lu Xun's 'Hot Wind' (鲁迅《热风题记》), it's like, 'Actions speak louder than words.'Ģ.
