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穿金戴銀

简穿金戴银 · 繁穿金戴銀

Mandarin · pinyin chuān jīn dài yín

richly bedecked
dripping with gold and silver (idiom)

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穿: chuān · penetrate, pierce, drill; wear
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
戴: dài · wear on top; support
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银: yín · silver; cash, money, wealth

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1–1–4–2 · chuan1 jin1 dai4 yin2

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cyun1 gam1 daai3 ngan4

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(idiomatic) to be gorgeously dressed and lavishly adorned

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