Character combinations make words; words evolve into idioms. Learn 「渾金白玉」 today with this free Chinese resource.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「渾金白玉」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
A metaphor for natural beauty without any modification. It is often used to describe a person’s simple and kind qualities. Same as “pure gold and unpolished jade”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hún jīn bái yù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wan4 gam1 baak6 yuk6
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