淘沙得金 — “Pan sand to get gold; wash sand to extract gold”
淘沙得金 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to meticulously search through a large quantity of material to find something valuable or essential; to extract the best or the essence from a mass of information or objects”. Literally, “Pan sand to get gold; wash sand to extract gold”.
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What does 淘沙得金 mean?
淘沙得金 (táo shā dé jīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to meticulously search through a large quantity of material to find something valuable or essential; to extract the best or the essence from a mass of information or objects”.
How do you pronounce 淘沙得金?
淘沙得金 is pronounced táo shā dé jīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 淘沙得金 literally mean?
Literally, 淘沙得金 means “Pan sand to get gold; wash sand to extract gold”. It is used to mean “to meticulously search through a large quantity of material to find something valuable or essential; to extract the best or the essence from a mass of information or objects”.
What is the Chinese definition of 淘沙得金?
用水选的方法从沙子里取得真金。比喻除去杂质，提取精华。也比喻费力大而成效少。