- to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
Characters
- 点 (點): point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order (food in a restaurant); to touch briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid drop by drop; (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1]; dot stroke in Chinese characters; classifier for items
- 铁 (鐵): surname Tie
- 成 (成): surname Cheng
- 金 (金): surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 点铁成金
- MDBG: 点铁成金
- Examples with 点铁成金 on Tatoeba
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