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穿金戴银

chuān jīn dài yín

4-character word Traditional 穿金戴銀

What 穿金戴银 means

1. richly bedecked
2. dripping with gold and silver (idiom)

The characters in 穿金戴银

• 穿chuānto bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel)…
• 金jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
• 戴dàito put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear
• 银yínsilver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency

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