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點鐵成金
简 点铁成金 · 繁 點鐵成金Mandarin · pinyin diǎn tiě chéng jīn
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- to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
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3–3–2–1 · dian3 tie3 cheng2 jin1
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dim2 tit3 sing4 gam1
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