排沙见金 — “Sift sand to find gold”
排沙见金 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to meticulously sift through a large amount of material or information to extract what is essential, valuable, or of high quality; to separate the valuable from the dross”. Literally, “Sift sand to find gold”.
排沙见金 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 排沙见金 mean?
排沙见金 (pái shā jiàn jīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to meticulously sift through a large amount of material or information to extract what is essential, valuable, or of high quality; to separate the valuable from the dross”.
How do you pronounce 排沙见金?
排沙见金 is pronounced pái shā jiàn jīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 排沙见金 literally mean?
Literally, 排沙见金 means “Sift sand to find gold”. It is used to mean “to meticulously sift through a large amount of material or information to extract what is essential, valuable, or of high quality; to separate the valuable from the dross”.
What is the Chinese definition of 排沙见金?
比喻从大量的东西中选取精华。同“排沙简金”。