金陵
Jīn líng
Pinyin

Definition

金陵
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Jīn líng
  1. pre-Han name for Nanjing
  2. common place name

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xiàn jīn
  1. 1 cash
zī jīn
  1. 1 funds
  2. 2 funding
  3. 3 capital
Jīn
  1. 1 surname Jin
  2. 2 surname Kim (Korean)
  3. 3 Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
Jīn gāng
  1. 1 King Kong
jīn zì tǎ
  1. 1 pyramid (building or structure)

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
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
  2. 2 words of enormous weight

Sample Sentences

金陵十二钗的命运都挺悲惨的。
Jīnlíng Shí èrchāi de mìngyùn dōu tǐng bēicǎn de 。
The destinies of the Twelve Jinling Beauties were all very tragic.