沙裡淘金
shā​lǐ​táo​jīn

to pan for gold from sand

  • created reference approved 沙里淘金/沙裡淘金 → 精挑细选/精挑細選 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沙里淘金 / 沙裡淘金 shā​lǐ​táo​jīn

    精挑细选 / 精挑細選 jīng​tiāo​xì​xuǎn

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 沙里淘金/沙裡淘金 · shā​lǐ​táo​jīn · to pan for gold from sand — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沙里淘金 / 沙裡淘金

    shā​lǐ​táo​jīn

    to pan for gold from sand

    To extract gold from sand by washing it with water.

    沙 (literal) → 沙 · shā · sand 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · in 淘金 (literal) → 淘金 · táo​jīn · to pan for gold

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 沙里淘金/沙裡淘金 · shā​lǐ​táo​jīn · small returns for great effort — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沙里淘金 / 沙裡淘金

    shā​lǐ​táo​jīn

    small returns for great effort

    To get very little result despite spending a huge amount of time or energy.

    沙 (literal) → 沙 · shā · sand 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · in 淘金 (literal) → 淘金 · táo​jīn · to pan for gold

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 沙里淘金/沙裡淘金 · shā​lǐ​táo​jīn · to select the essence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沙里淘金 / 沙裡淘金

    shā​lǐ​táo​jīn

    to select the essence

    To pick out the best parts from a large amount of material or to select the best from a mass of people or things

    沙 (literal) → 沙 · shā · sand 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · in 淘金 (literal) → 淘金 · táo​jīn · to pan for gold

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

    created sense