患難見真情

患难见真情
huànnànjiànzhēnqíng
  1. true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)
  2. you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together
  3. you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties

CEDICT

a friend in need is a friend indeed

Wiktionary

在困苦艱難的處境中才能看出真誠的感情。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 患難 huànnàn trials and tribulations
2 見 jiàn
  1. to see
  2. to meet
  3. to appear (to be sth)
  4. to interview
  5. opinion
  6. view
3 真情 zhēnqíng
  1. real situation
  2. the truth