穿金戴银 (穿金戴銀)
chuān jīn dài yín
Pinyin
Definition
穿金戴银 (穿金戴銀)
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- richly bedecked
- dripping with gold and silver (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
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
一眼看穿
- 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)