點金成鐵

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to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it

Written Forms

點金成鐵Traditional · Main Form
点金成铁Alternate Form

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