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點金成鐵 (dim2 gam1 sing4 tit3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

點金成鐵 (dim2 gam1 sing4 tit3, diǎn jīn chéng tiě) — to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 點不知 (dim2 bat1 zi1) — unexpectedly (spoken)
• 點係 (dim2 hai6) — an expression of courtesy used when someone has done something for you, similar…
• 點做 (dim2 zou6) — what to do; how
• 點可以 (dim2 ho2 ji5) — how could this be; how can..
• 點呀 (dim2 aa1) — so?; how about?
• 點少得 (dim2 siu2 dak1) — how can one not count … in; how can one do without…; how can one forget…

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