五金
wǔ jīn
Pinyin
Definition
五金
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- metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
- the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一五一十
- 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一字千金
- 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
- 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
- 3 each word is highly valued
一寸光阴一寸金
- 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
- 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
- 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
- 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一掷千金
- 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
- 2 extravagant