yī​zì​qiān​jīn

one word worth a thousand in gold

  • created sense approved 一字千金 · yī​zì​qiān​jīn · one word worth a thousand in gold — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一字千金

    yī​zì​qiān​jīn

    one word worth a thousand in gold

    (idiom) a single word is worth a thousand pieces of gold; describes a piece of writing or calligraphy that is highly valued for its perfection, beauty, or precision

    yí​zì​qiān​jīn

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 字 (literal) → 字 · zì · character 千 (literal) → 千 · qiān · thousand 金 (literal) → 金 · jīn · gold

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  • created sense approved 一字千金 · yī​zì​qiān​jīn · learning is more precious than gold — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一字千金

    yī​zì​qiān​jīn

    learning is more precious than gold

    proverb expressing that knowledge and education are of immense value

    yí​zì​qiān​jīn

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 字 (literal) → 字 · zì · character 千 (literal) → 千 · qiān · thousand 金 (literal) → 金 · jīn · gold

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense