是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛

Traditional form:

是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛

Pinyin (reading):

shìluózishìmǎ,qiānchūlailiùliu

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 是 - to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
• 骡 - mule
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 是 - to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
• 马 - horse; surname
• 牵 - to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand
• 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce
• 来 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
• 遛 - to walk, to stroll
• 遛 - to walk, to stroll

Traditional characters:

• 是 - to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
• 騾 - mule
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 是 - to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
• 馬 - horse; surname
• 牽 - to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand
• 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce
• 來 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
• 遛 - to walk, to stroll
• 遛 - to walk, to stroll