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金钥

jīn yào

2-character word Traditional 金鑰

What 金钥 means

1. the key (to solving a problem etc)
2. Taiwan(cryptography) key

The characters in 金钥

• 金jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
• 钥yuèkey; also pr. yào

Example sentences

• Donna是含着金钥匙出生的。
  Donna was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.

Sounds the same

Read jīn yào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 津要(literary) key location; key post (important job)

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jīn yào correctly.
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