敝帚千金 — Chinese idiom
敝帚千金
bì zhǒu qiān jīn
Meaning
- lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold ; fig. sentimental value
- I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
Character by character
- 敝bìto break, to destroy; ruined, tattered
- 帚zhǒubroom, broomstick
- 千qiānthousand; many, numerous; very
- 金jīngold, metal; money
Idioms sharing a character
- 敝屣尊荣 bì xǐ zūn róng
- 敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn
- 民生凋敝 mín shēng diāo bì
- 视如敝屣 shì rú bì xǐ
- 一刻千金 yī kè qiān jīn
- 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn
- 一掷千金 yī zhì qiān jīn
- 一日千里 yī rì qiān lǐ
- 一落千丈 yī luò qiān zhàng
- 一言千金 yī yán qiān jīn
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