4 characters Idiom and proverb 12 478

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Discover the idiom 「金台市駿」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.

It’s like buying bones for a thousand gold coins. Refers to paying a high price to buy and raise a fine horse. It is a metaphor for being sincere in recruiting talented people.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jīn tái shì jùn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gam1 toi2/toi4 si5 jeun3

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