Tā xiàng yì kē jìngcǎo, zài kùnnan miànqián cóngbù dītóu.
He is like a blade of sturdy grass, never bowing his head before hardship.
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劲 is read jìng here, ‘strong, sturdy’, not jìn ‘energy’. The word comes from 疾风知劲草 ‘a strong wind shows which grass is sturdy’: hardship reveals who is loyal.
