pure gold; perfect
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
pure gold; fine gold
literaryLiterary term for pure gold, most commonly encountered in the proverb 金无足赤，人无完人 (There is no pure gold, just as there is no perfect person).
Jīn金
wú无
zú足
chì赤
，
rén人
wú无
wán完
rén人
。
There is no pure gold, and no person is perfect.
Zhè这
kuài块
jīn金
tiáo条
biāo标
míng明
shì是
zú足
chì赤
de的
。
This gold bar is marked as pure gold.
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Jí即
shǐ使
shì是
zú足
chì赤
huáng黄
jīn金
，
yě也
nán难
miǎn免
yǒu有
zá杂
zhì质
。
Even pure gold inevitably contains some impurities.