千金 [－－]

Jyutping cin1 gam1
Pinyin qiān jīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold
  2. money and riches
  3. (honorific) invaluable (support)
  4. (honorific) daughter
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    非常​多​嘅​金​錢
    a lot of money; literally "thousands of gold"
    • 千金難買心頭好
      千金难买心头好
      cin1 gam1 naan4 maai5 sam1 tau4 hou3
      It's hard to buy something one loves even with lots of money.
  2. 名詞
    對​其他人​個​女​嘅​雅​稱​（​量​詞​：​位​）
    an honorific referring to someone's daughter
    • 令千金喺邊間大學讀書啊？
      令千金喺边间大学读书啊？
      ling6 cin1 gam1 hai2 bin1 gaan1 daai6 hok6 duk6 syu1 aa3
      Which university does your daughter go to?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, honorific
    daughter (not of one's own)
  2. noun
    large amount of money; riches
  3. adj, figuratively
    extremely precious
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    千金难买心头好
    千金難買心頭好
    cin1 gam1 naan4 maai5 sam1 tau4 hou3
    • It's hard to buy something one loves even with lots of money.
  2. Cantonese
    万贯家财，不如一技在身。满腹经纶，不如一善在心。高谈阔论，不如一言九鼎。长篇累牍，不如一字千金。
    萬貫家財，不如一技在身。滿腹經綸，不如一善在心。高談闊論，不如一言九鼎。長篇累牘，不如一字千金。
    • Better be skilful than affluent. Better be virtuous than learned. Better keep every promise than be eloquent. Better be concise than prolific.
  3. Cantonese
    一诺千金
    一諾千金
    jat1 nok6 cin1 gam1
    • to be trustworthy; literally: a promise worth one thousand in gold
  4. Cantonese
    阿明一向一诺千金，讲过算数。
    阿明一向一諾千金，講過算數。
    aa3 ming4 jat1 hoeng3 jat1 nok6 cin1 gam1, gong2 gwo3 syun3 sou3.
    • Ah-ming always keeps her words; her promises always count.
  5. Cantonese
    令千金喺边间大学读书啊？
    令千金喺邊間大學讀書啊？
    ling6 cin1 gam1 hai2 bin1 gaan1 daai6 hok6 duk6 syu1 aa3
    • Which university does your daughter go to?
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    春宵一刻值千金
    春宵一刻值千金
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    德是千金良方。
    德是千金良方。
    dé shì qiān jīn liáng fāng ．
    • Virtue is the Golden Cure.