五金
wǔ jīn
Pinyin

Definition

五金
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wǔ jīn
  1. metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
  2. the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 five
  2. 2 5
dì wǔ
  1. 1 fifth
Jīn
  1. 1 surname Jin
  2. 2 surname Kim (Korean)
  3. 3 Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
jīn bì
  1. 1 gold coin
Jīn niú zuò
  1. 1 Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Idioms (20)

一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. 3 each word is highly valued
一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一掷千金
yī zhì qiān jīn
  1. 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
  2. 2 extravagant