是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛
Traditional: 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛Dictionary entry
lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)
What does 是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 mean?
是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 (shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)
2fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating
3to show what one is made of
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是shìto be (followed by substantives only) · correct; right; true骡luómule · CL:匹[pi3],頭|头[tou2]子zǐson · child马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]牵qiānto lead along · to pull (an animal on a tether)出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)遛liúused in 逗遛[dou4 liu2]
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