瑠璃も玻璃も照らせば分かる
るりもはりもてらせばわかる
Meanings
- Expression, Godan verb cream rises to the top; great talent will stand out anywhere (literally: you realize what things are lapis lazuli and crystal when they are lit up)
Kanji
- 瑠 lapis lazuli. Read as ル.
- 璃 lapis lazuli
- 玻 glass
- 照 illuminate. Read as てらす.
- 分 understand. Read as わかる.