淘金

淘金

Chinese

		cleanse; eliminate; to clean out cleanse; eliminate; to clean out; to wash	metal; gold; money
simp. and trad. (淘金)		淘	金

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): táojīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ gam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: táojīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taurjin
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tou⁴ gam¹
    • Yale: tòuh gām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ gam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ gem¹
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ kɐm⁵⁵/

Verb

淘金

1. to pan for gold
2. (figuratively) to try to make high profits; to try to strike rich

Derived terms

沙裡淘金／沙里淘金 淘金夢／淘金梦 淘金客

淘金潮 淘金熱／淘金热 (táojīnrè)