第一桶金

dì yī tǒng jīn

Dictionary entry

the first pot of gold

What does 第一桶金 mean?

第一桶金 (dì yī tǒng jīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the first pot of gold

2the initial profits from an economic endeavour

Character breakdown

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第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth") · (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 一yīone · single 桶tǒngbucket · (trash) can 金Jīnsurname Jin · surname Kim (Korean)

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第一桶金

dì yī tǒng jīn

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