a lot of money; precious; honorific term for another's daughter
Meanings
3 senses · 9 examplesnoun
a fortune; a lot of money
literaryOften used in classical or formal contexts to denote a large sum of money.
He said that a fortune is easy to get, but a true friend is hard to find; a fortune can't buy a sincere friend.
The core technology of this company is worth a fortune.
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In ancient times, 'a thousand gold' was used to describe a huge sum of money.
adjective
extremely precious; invaluable
literaryUsed metaphorically to describe something of great value, often in fixed phrases.
His advice is truly invaluable to me.
The idiom 'one word is worth a thousand pieces of gold' describes exquisite writing of extremely high value.
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Please be sure to take good care of your invaluable body (a respectful way of saying 'yourself').
noun
honorific term for someone else's daughter
honorificA polite and somewhat formal/classical way to refer to another person's daughter, showing respect.
Mr. Wang's daughter was admitted to Tsinghua University this year.
This is President Li's daughter, who just returned from studying abroad.
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Your daughter is really clever and adorable.