点铁成金 in English dian3 tie3 cheng2 jin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to turn crude writing into a literary gem

Simplified Characters

点 铁 成 金

Traditional Characters

點 鐵 成 金

Pinyin

dian3 tie3 cheng2 jin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

点dian3point 铁tie3surname Tie 成cheng2surname Cheng 金jin1surname Jin