點石成金 in All languages combined

IPA: /ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tiːm³⁵ sɛːk̚² sɪŋ²¹ kɐm⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/, /tiːm³⁵ sɛːk̚² sɪŋ²¹ kɐm⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: diǎnshíchéngjīn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], dim² sek⁶ sing⁴ gam¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], diǎnshíchéngjīn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], diǎnshíhchéngjin [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tien³-shih²-chʻêng²-chin¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dyǎn-shŕ-chéng-jīn [Mandarin, Yale], deanshyrcherngjin [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], дяньшичэнцзинь [Mandarin, Palladius], djanʹšičɛnczinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], dím sehk sìhng gām [Cantonese, Yale], dim² sek⁹ sing⁴ gam¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], dim² ség⁶ xing⁴ gem¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 點石成金

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"點石成金" meaning in All languages combined

Phrase [Chinese]