làng​zǐ​huí​tóu​jīn​bù​huàn

a returned prodigal is more precious than gold

  1. prodigal son; wastrel
    a dissolute or idle young person who avoids work and wastes money or resources
  2. to repent
    To have a change of heart or reform one's ways.
  3. gold
    gold; the chemical element Au; specifically 金子 jīn​zi or 黄金 huáng​jīn
  4. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  5. to exchange
    to exchange; to trade; to switch; to convert currency