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Examples:three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology)—Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content—a golden house keep one's mistress (idiom); a magnificent house built for a beloved woman—Curse of the Golden Flower (2007), period drama movie by Zhang Yimou—golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty—Golden Bear, award at the Berlin International Film Festival—favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes—Golden chicken, 2002 Hong Kong movie—Golden Cockerel (mythology)—golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position—lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east—lit. fiery eyes and golden pupils—golden-bright and dazzling—Golden Shield Project, also known as the Great Firewall of China—booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi Qian Long emperors)—Aisin gioro (Manchu: Golden clan)—Golden Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival—Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist—golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)—Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards—carated gold (alloy containing stated proportion of gold)—the three-legged golden crow that lives in the sun—Zolotoy Rog or Golden Horn Bay in Vladivostok (famous for its pollution)—hen that lays golden eggs—Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods—fiery eyes and golden pupils can discern truth from falsehood [idiom.]—lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); throw away money recklessly—one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice—lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury—a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept—touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem—the storm put strong grass the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister—Michael Phelps (1985-), US swimmer and multiple Olympic gold medallist—Xu Haifeng (1957-), PRC sharpshooter, 50m pistol gold medalist at Los Angeles 1984 Olympics—a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold—transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it—accumulate gold and jewels (idiom); prosperous—Chinese customs gold unit, currency used in China between 1930 and 1948—lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value—the 5 metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin—Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games—classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks—splendid in green and gold (idiom); looking radiant—Liu Xiang (1983-), Chinese gold-medal hurdler of the 2004 Olympic Games—Guo Jingjing (1981-), Chinese female diver and Olympic gold medalist—An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (common saying); Money can't buy you time.—lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing pride or moral integrity)—not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect—Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies—lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. [idiom.]—lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. [idiom.]— |