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金
Mandarin: jin1
Definitions
  1. 1 gold
  2. 2 chemical element Au
  3. 3 generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
  4. 4 money
  5. 5 golden
  6. 6 highly respected
  7. 7 one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
  8. 8 wealth
  9. 9 weapons
  10. 10 precious
  11. 11 excellent
  12. 12 durable
  13. 13 name of a dynasty
  14. 14 a surname
  15. 15 KangXi radical 167
  16. 16 a match
  17. 17 light
  18. 18 flame
  19. 19 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
金
[[gold]] | gām 金 — a match, a light, a flame (triad jargon, gwdl 20, 33).
Words containing 金
金字招牌
gold standard;gold brand (well established);gold-lettered signboard;a vainglorio
金融危機
financial crisis
金黃蓮蓉月餅
golden lotus paste moon cakes
現金緊拙
to be short of cash [written and colloquial]
金大中
Kim Dae Jung (former president of South Korea 1998-2003, won Nobel Peace Prize i
賞金
a bounty; a monetary reward
金食
to commit suicide by eating gold [written and colloquial]
五金鋪
Hardware shop
金枕頭
durian monthong
金手指
betrayer; backstabber (literally "goldfinger"); a device which allows for cheati
拜金
money worship; to worship money
黑金
black gold (political corruption); niello
金玉滿堂
abundant wealth and numerous children
金泉
Gimcheon (city in South Korea)
金合歡
[botany] sponge tree
香港黃金海岸
Hong Kong Gold Coast, a private housing estate in Hong Kong [written and colloqu
金飯碗
a well-paid job (lit., "golden rice bowl"); "golden handcuffs"
金鏈
a gold chain
金英
Thryallis glauca (Mexico star flower)
黐金糠
try to gain monetary benefit or profit off someone, try to suck up to someone to
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