一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
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1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
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2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
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3 each word is highly valued
一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
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1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
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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
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1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
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2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一掷千金
yī zhì qiān jīn
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1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
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2 extravagant
一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
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1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
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2 reliable
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
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1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
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2 words of enormous weight
一诺千金
yī nuò qiān jīn
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1 a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
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1 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
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2 to do sth without considering the risks
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3 to leave out of consideration
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
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1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
千金一掷
qiān jīn yī zhì
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1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
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2 extravagant
千金一诺
qiān jīn yī nuò
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1 a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
千金难买
qiān jīn nán mǎi
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1 can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
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1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
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2 well fortified
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3 invulnerable to attack
如金似玉
rú jīn sì yù
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1 like gold or jade (idiom)
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2 gorgeous
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3 lovely
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4 splendorous
家累千金,坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
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1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
寸土寸金
cùn tǔ cùn jīn
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1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
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1 An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
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2 Time is precious.
度日如年
dù rì rú nián
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1 a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
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2 time crawls when one is wretched
心心相印
xīn xīn xiāng yìn
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1 two hearts beat as one (idiom); a kindred spirit
情比金坚
qíng bǐ jīn jiān
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1 love is more solid than gold (idiom)