Results for “金”

lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis

Centaurium pulchellum var. altaicum

see 真金不怕火煉|真金不怕火炼[zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn]

True gold fears no fire. (idiom)

real money / cold, hard cash

lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom) / fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth / mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong

(bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)

monetary gift

private equity fund / fund offered to private placement (e.g. hedge fund)

rare earth element

to accumulate gold and jewels (idiom) / prosperous

richly bedecked / dripping with gold and silver (idiom)

the first pot of gold / the initial profits from an economic endeavour

signing bonus / sign-on bonus

see 精誠所至，金石為開|精诚所至，金石为开[jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi]

lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom) / fig. no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere

dung beetle

dung beetle

cash equivalent (accountancy)

(bird species of China) European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom) / fig. indulging in a life of luxury

gold contract / special drawing right (SDR) / paper gold (finance)

Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica)

(bird species of China) violet cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus)

(bird species of China) common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)

gold brocade

to be close friends

(bird species of China) Asian emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx maculatus)

betrothal money (given to the bride's family)

golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom) / in official position

(lit.) to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom) / (fig.) to talk up / to extol the virtues of (oneself or sb else)

natural science fund

Tiger Balm, an ointment applied topically to treat all manner of aches and pains / (fig.) (coll.) jack of all trades

blue, gold and yellow (BGY), the three methods of manipulation: information control (via media and the Internet), money (bribery etc) and sexual temptation (honey trap etc)

assay

touchstone / fig. test that sth is genuine

tax levied on a conquered people by an army / fee for a divination session / variant of 氪金[kè jīn], in-app purchase (gaming)

precious metal

student loan

(finance) leverage / gearing