披 沙 拣 金

pī shā jiǎn jīndictionary entry

(lit.) to sort the gold from the sand (idiom) / (fig.) to separate the wheat from the chaff

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Original source entry:

披沙揀金 披沙拣金 [pi1 sha1 jian3 jin1] /(lit.) to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)/(fig.) to separate the wheat from the chaff/

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