点金乏术 — “Lack the skill to turn things into gold”
点金乏术 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lack effective methods or resources to generate wealth or overcome financial difficulties; to have no magic touch for turning things into gold financially”. Literally, “Lack the skill to turn things into gold”.
点金乏术 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 点
- diǎn点tóu头zhī之jiāo交a nodding acquaintance
- diǎn点tóu头huì会yì意nod in tacit understanding
- diǎn点tóu头zā咂zuǐ嘴nod and smack lips in approval
- diǎn点tóu头hā哈yāo腰bow and scrape obsequiously
- diǎn点tóu头chēng称shàn善nod in approval
- diǎn点tóu头chēng称shì是nod in agreement
- diǎn点tóu头dào道shì是nod and say yes
- diǎn点shǒu手huà划jiǎo脚to gesticulate freely while speaking
- diǎn点shǒu手zuó莋jiǎo脚Gesticulate while speaking casually
- diǎn点zhǐ指huá划jiǎo脚Gesticulate while speaking casually
- diǎn点zhǐ指huà画zì字fingerprint or sign a legal document
- diǎn点zhǐ指zuó莋jiǎo脚gesticulate while speaking casually
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What does 点金乏术 mean?
点金乏术 (diǎn jīn fá shù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lack effective methods or resources to generate wealth or overcome financial difficulties; to have no magic touch for turning things into gold financially”.
How do you pronounce 点金乏术?
点金乏术 is pronounced diǎn jīn fá shù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 点金乏术 literally mean?
Literally, 点金乏术 means “Lack the skill to turn things into gold”. It is used to mean “to lack effective methods or resources to generate wealth or overcome financial difficulties; to have no magic touch for turning things into gold financially”.
What is the Chinese definition of 点金乏术?
术：法术，方法。没有点铁成金的法术。比喻没有最好的方法筹集钱财，解决贫困。