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真金白銀

简真金白银 · 繁真金白銀

Mandarin · pinyin zhēn jīn bái yín

real money; cold, hard cash

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真: zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
銀: Look up this written character
银: yín · silver; cash, money, wealth

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1–1–2–2 · zhen1 jin1 bai2 yin2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zan1 gam1 baak6 ngan4

Cantonese word readings for 真金白銀. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

An emphatic way to express "money".

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