金本位

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• 敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ bai6 zau2 cin1 gam1 lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value +
• 沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 silence is golden (idiom) +
• 穿金戴银穿金戴銀 chuān jīn dài yín ㄔㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄞˋ ㄧㄣˊ cyun1 gam1 daai3 ngan4 richly bedecked +
• 寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cyun3 tou2 cyun3 gam1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom) +
• 点金成铁點金成鐵 diǎn jīn chéng tiě ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ dim2 gam1 sing4 tit3 to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it +

• 报本反始報本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˇ bou3 bun2 faan2 ci2 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom) +
• 本来面目本來面目 běn lái miàn mù ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ bun2 loi4 min6 muk6 (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance +
• 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect +
• 本性难移本性難移 běn xìng nán yí ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. +
• 变本加厉變本加厲 biàn běn jiā lì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ bin3 bun2 gaa1 lai6 lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming) +

• 各就各位 gè jiù gè wèi ㄍㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄨㄟˋ gok3 zau6 gok3 wai6 (of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom) +
• 加官进位加官進位 jiā guān jìn wèi ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄨㄟˋ gaa1 gun1 zeon3 wai6 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom) +
• 尸位素餐 shī wèi sù cān ㄕ ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄘㄢ si1 wai6 sou3 caan1 to hold a sinecure (idiom) +