Chinese Word: 点铁成金 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

点 diǎn 铁 tiě 成 chéng 金 jīn (Trad.: 點鐵成金)

to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem

1		tā 他 shì tú 试图 diǎn tiě chéng jīn 点铁成金。 He tried to change iron into gold.
2		yǒu 有 yī tiáo 一条 zhēn lǐ 真理， bèi 被 yī wèi 一位 xiàn dài 现代 zhé xué 哲学 de 的 zhǔ yào 主要 chàng dǎo zhě 倡导者 yì yǔ dào pò 一语道破： “ méi yǒu 没有 yì zhǒng 一种 liàn jīn shù 炼金术 néng gòu 能够 diǎn tiě chéng jīn 点铁成金。 ” It is a truth well stated by one of the leading exponents of modern philosophy, that "there is no alchemy by which to get golden conduct from leaden instincts."

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