Chinese Idioms Containing “金”

Value time preciously

Literal: Value time like gold

Valuable, lasting advice

Literal: Gold and jade good words

Autumn wind and dew; autumn scenery

Literal: Golden wind jade dew

Repeated by enough people, a falsehood passes for truth

Literal: Many mouths melt gold

Find value among worthless

Literal: Sift sand pick gold

Keep promises faithfully

Literal: One promise thousand gold

Decadent luxury lifestyle

Literal: Paper drunk gold confused

Impenetrable defenses

Literal: Metal walls, a moat of boiling water

Magnificent military might and valor

Literal: Metal halberds, armoured horses

Invaluable writing

Literal: One word worth a thousand gold

Strategic escape

Literal: Golden cicada sheds shell

Reckless extravagance

Literal: Spend gold like dirt

A tiny change that makes something excellent

Literal: Touch stone turn gold

Magnificently splendid

Literal: Gold and malachite ablaze

Repay small kindness lavishly

Literal: One meal, a thousand gold

May your home overflow with wealth

Literal: Gold and jade fill the hall