淘金

Chinese

		cleanse; eliminate; to clean out cleanse; eliminate; to clean out; to wash	metal; gold; money
simp. and trad. (淘金)		淘	金

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): táojīn

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ gam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: táojīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: táojin
  - Wade–Giles: tʻao²-chin¹
  - Yale: táu-jīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taurjin
  - Palladius: таоцзинь (taoczinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tou⁴ gam¹
  - Yale: tòuh gām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ gam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ gem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ kɐm⁵⁵/

Verb

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

Derived terms

沙裡淘金 / 沙里淘金
淘金夢 / 淘金梦
淘金客
淘金潮
淘金熱 / 淘金热 (táojīnrè)