點石成金
Chinese
- point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word))
rock; stone; 10 pecks finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenthmetal; gold; money trad. (點石成金) 點 石 成 金 simp. (点石成金) 点 石 成 金
Pronunciation
Idiom
點石成金
- (Taoism) to touch a stone to transform it into gold
- (figuratively) to edit a crude piece of writing into an amazing literary work
- (figuratively) to turn something crude or ordinary into something valuable
Synonyms
- 點鐵成金/点铁成金