| 真金白银 |
zhēn jīn bái yín |
real money; cold, hard cash |
| 真 |
zhēn |
really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine |
| 金 |
Jīn |
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) |
| 金 |
jīn |
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |
| 白 |
Bái |
surname Bai / Bai ethnic group |
| 白 |
bái |
white / in vain / free of charge / (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白) / (bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白饭) / (bound form) to explain; to state (e.g. 辩白) / (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼) / (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白话) / (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白) / (bound form) reactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白区) |
| 白银 |
Bái yín |
see 白银区 / see 白银市 |
| 白银 |
bái yín |
silver |
| 银 |
yín |
silver / silver-colored / relating to money or currency |