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是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛

shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu

11-character word Traditional 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛

What 是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 means

1. lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)
2. fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating
3. to show what one is made of

The characters in 是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛

• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…
• 骡luómule
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 牵qiānto lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve
• 出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 遛liùto stroll; to walk (an animal)
• 遛liùto stroll; to walk (an animal)