是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 in English shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically the proof of the pudding is in the eating
  • to show what one is made of

Simplified Characters

是 骡 子 是 马 ， 牵 出 来 遛 遛

Traditional Characters

是 騾 子 是 馬 ， 牽 出 來 遛 遛

Pinyin

shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

是shi4is 骡luo2mule 子zi5son 是shi4is 马ma3surname Ma ， 牵qian1to lead along 出chu1to go out 来lai2to come 遛liu2to stroll 遛liu2to stroll