Gold in the sand(shā lǐ táo jīn)

Gold in the sand

In the sand, gold and Chinese idioms, Pinyin is sh, l, t, OJ, N, meaning that gold is extracted from sand, and the essence is selected from a large number of materials. From the Journal of poetry.

Idiom usage

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Analysis of Idioms

Gold in the sand

The origin of Idioms

The 9th issue of the Journal of poetry, 1977: "he once forgot to eat and sleep, fished for sand samples, panned for gold in the sand, and liked to see a group of new oil layers."

Idiom explanation

Gold is panned out of the sand. Metaphor selects the essence from a large number of materials. The same as "seeking gold in sand".

Chinese PinYin : shā lǐ táo jīn