披沙拣金

Traditional: 披沙揀金
pī shā jiǎn jīn
Dictionary entry
(lit.) to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)

What does 披沙拣金 mean?

披沙拣金 (pī shā jiǎn jīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
2(fig.) to separate the wheat from the chaff

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披沙拣金
pī shā jiǎn jīn
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