Jīn jiāng huǒ shì fāng zhī sè; rén yòng cái jiāo shǐ jiàn xīn.

金將火試方知色, 人用財交始見心。

Lit [Just as it is only when] gold is tested in fire [can one] know [its relative] purity, [so it's only when you] deal with people about money matters [that you] begin to know [their] hearts.

Note [Note: chéngsè, “relative purity (of gold or silver)”; see also zhēn jīn bùpà huǒ below.]

Topics chéngsè EXPERIENCE MONEY UNDERSTANDING