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點石成金. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word) |
rock; stone; 10 pecks
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finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth |
metal; gold; money
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| trad. (點石成金)
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點
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石
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成
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金
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| simp. (点石成金)
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点
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石
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成
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金
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Pronunciation
Idiom
點石成金
- (Taoism) to touch a stone to transform it into gold
- (figurative) to edit a crude piece of writing into an amazing literary work
- (figurative) to turn something crude or ordinary into something valuable
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