Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「真金不鍍」, explained here.
Here’s the idiom 「真金不鍍」, with its definition and practical application described below.
It is a metaphor that people with real talent and knowledge do not need decoration.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhēn jīn bù dù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jan1 gam1 bat1 dou6
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
