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Chinese
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metal; gold; money
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to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
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jade
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speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
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trad. (金言玉語)
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金
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言
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玉
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語
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simp. (金言玉语)
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金
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言
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玉
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语
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Literally: “gold words and jade language”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
金言玉語
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) invaluable advice; golden saying
1989, 蔡振南 , “金包銀”, performed by 蔡秋鳳 :
別人呀若開嘴 是金言玉語 阮若是加講話 唸咪著出代誌
别人呀若开嘴 是金言玉语 阮若是加讲话 念咪著出代志 - pa̍t-lâng--ah nā khui-chhùi, sī kim-giân-gio̍k-gí, gún nā-sī ke-kóng-ōe, liâm-mi tō chhut tāi-chì
- When people open their mouths, it is golden words; but if I say something extra, problems come up immediately.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
金玉良言 (“invaluable advice; golden saying”)