粵

鍍dou6金gam1

simp镀金
dou6 gam1dù jīn

English

  1. to gold-plate; to gild
  2. (adjective) (of jewelry) Gold plated
  3. (fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special
  4. to gild; to gold-plate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用一層薄嘅金覆蓋住物體嘅表面

Examples

  • 當我們其他人辛苦工作時,強盜貴族卻用鍍金餐具吃飯。

    While the rest of us toil, the robber barons eat from gilt tableware.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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