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Chinese[edit]
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cleanse; eliminate; to clean out cleanse; eliminate; to clean out; to wash
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metal; gold; money
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simp. and trad. (淘金)
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淘
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金
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Pronunciation[edit]
淘金
- to pan for gold
- 從沙土中淘金/从沙土中淘金 ― cóng shātǔ zhōng táojīn ― to pan for gold in sand
- (figurative) to try to make high profits; to try to strike it rich
- 到城裡去淘金/到城里去淘金 ― dào chénglǐ qù táojīn ― to go to the city to try to strike it rich
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