金瓜石
Jīn guā shí
Pinyin

Definition

金瓜石
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Jīn guā shí
  1. Jinguashi, town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, noted for its historic gold and copper mines, used as a prisoner-of-war camp by the Japanese (1942-1945)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shǎ guā
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 fool
jī jīn
  1. 1 fund
mù guā
  1. 1 papaya (Carica papaya)
  2. 2 genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae
  3. 3 Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
jiǎng jīn
  1. 1 premium
  2. 2 award money
  3. 3 bonus
xiàn jīn
  1. 1 cash

Idioms (20)

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
一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)