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Definitions
- 1. chemical element Au
- 2. generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
- 3. money
- 4. highly respected
- 5. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]
Example Sentences
1 shown該建築已獲 LEED 白 金 認證。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 金
throne room
lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
financial crisis
performance bond (international trade)
deposit-reserve ratio
standing on one leg
Liao and Jin dynasties, namely: Liao or Khitan dynasty (907-1125) and Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
rare earth element
money is not omnipotent
Jinchuan district of Jinchang city 金昌市[jīn chāng shì], Gansu
scarab
Kinmen County, Taiwan (the Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast)
(bird species of China) European greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
capital
(bird species of China) Assam laughingthrush (Trochalopteron chrysopterum)
Great Pagoda of Yangon (Rangoon)
carborundum
Ejin Horo banner (Ejen Khoruu khoshuu) in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[è ěr duō sī], Inner Mongolia
Parkinson's disease
quinine (Cinchona ledgeriana)
Zeng Jinyan (1983-), Chinese blogger and human rights activist, wife of dissident activist Hu Jia 胡佳[hú jiā]
lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
bullion
(bird species of China) red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica)
Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000
Free Software Foundation
fig. abundant wealth
piercing eyes
Jinchuan County (Tibetan: chu chen rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan
Bodhimanda (place of enlightenment associated with a Bodhisattva)
Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan
Jinhua prefecture-level city in Zhejiang
Jinchang prefecture-level city in Gansu
Jinwan District of Zhuhai City 珠海市[zhū hǎi shì], Guangdong
orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
acacia
International Finance Corporation
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Zhijin county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[bì jié dì qū], Guizhou
metal fatigue
glitter (sparkling material)
cash flow
kumquat
metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
treasury
equality ration fund, a charitable investment fund that can be drawn down in proportion to further donations
hedge fund
fine
Eugene Cernan (1934-), US astronaut in Apollo 10 and Apollo 17 missions, \last man on the moon\",2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 75712,52304,to give a backward kick (e.g. of a horse),2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 75713,52305,(of mules
intimate friendship (idiom)
ransom
University of Nanking
Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan
Jinjiazhuang district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[mǎ ān shān shì], Anhui
financial system
molten metal
Campbell (name)
lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
see 精誠所至，金石為開|精诚所至，金石为开[jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi]
Kingway (Chinese beer brand)
spangle
canary
metallic bond
venture capital fund
alchemist
(bird species of China) common flameback (Dinopium javanense)
metal wire
informal name of Buddhist temple Rokuonji 鹿苑寺[lù yuàn sì]
prime (time)
pearl of wisdom; quotable quote
banking crisis
Taurus (star sign)
financial leverage
metal
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
Parkinson (name)
Jintai District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[bǎo jī shì], Shaanxi
Transformers (franchise)
Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate company of Alibaba 阿里巴巴[ā lǐ bā bā]
World Financial Center (New York City)
fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw
Xinjin county in Liaoning
Jinxi county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
fig. luxurious residence
oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
Jincheng (common place name)
(finance) leverage
deposit when submitting a tender
Jinjiazhuang district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[mǎ ān shān shì], Anhui
Jinchuan County (Tibetan: chu chen rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan
hardware store
alkaline earth (i.e. beryllium Be 鈹|铍, magnesium Mg 鎂|镁, calcium Ca 鈣|钙, strontium Sr 鍶|锶, barium Ba 鋇|钡 and radium Ra 鐳|镭)
Beijing World Financial Center, skyscraper
large sum of money
extravagant
every minute counts
impregnable fortress
Financial Times stock exchange index (FTSE 100 or footsie)
money in circulation
acupuncture needle
store credit (credit to be spent at a specified retailer)
alloy
Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan
a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion
pyramid (building or structure)
gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
Macintosh (brand of computers made by Apple)
to gild
wealthy son-in-law
Treasure Island by R.L. Stevenson 羅伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森|罗伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森[luó bó tè · lù yì sī · sī dì wén sēn]
(mineralogy) rutile
platinum
see 開金|开金[kāi jīn]
to gild
US dollar
Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhēn] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
Jinming district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[kāi fēng shì], Henan
alkali metal
Jinhua prefecture, Zhejiang
metal bearing (ore)
kumquat
cash in hand
to try to make a fortune
Achim (son of Zadok in Matthew 1:14)
gilded
Chinhu town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[jīn mén xiàn] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan
BRIC
an initial payment
quinine powder
scholarship
Ruijin, county-level city in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841), who stole the Parthenon Marbles in 1801-1810
earnest money
Kim Young-sam (1927-2015), South Korean politician, president 1993-1998
banking circles
Kim Jong-un (c. 1983-), third son of Kim Jong-il 金正日[jīn zhèng rì], supreme leader of North Korea from 2011
Jinhua ham
copper paint
prime time
Jinkouhe district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[lè shān shì], Sichuan
commission
vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
central finance
see 金平苗族瑤族傣族自治縣|金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县[jīn píng miáo zú yáo zú dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn]
racketeers
cash basis (accounting)
to squander money
Venus (planet)
words of enormous weight
the imperial palace
Cinchona ledgeriana
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), American clergyman and civil rights activist
glitter glue
erroneous form of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[jīn zhèng ēn]
richly bedecked
(bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)
philosopher's stone
former spelling of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[jīn zhèng ēn]
World Wildlife Fund WWF
Kim Busik (1075-1151), court historian of the Korean Georyo dynasty 高麗|高丽[gāo lí], compiler of History of Three Kingdoms 三國史記|三国史记[sān guó shǐ jì]
Wong Kam-po (1973-), Hong Kong champion cyclist
Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica)
see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo]
Qianjin or Chienchin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan
metal plate
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Korean: samjog'o
pre-Han name for Nanjing
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), British philologist and author of fantasy fiction such as Lord of the Rings 魔戒
touchstone
Jinhua prefecture-level city in Zhejiang
garden nasturtium
funds on call
reserves (bank)
Jin'an district of Lu'an city 六安市[lù ān shì], Anhui
financial district
special drawing right (SDR)
Wikimedia Foundation
fair-haired and blue-eyed
very powerful army
the Elgin Marbles, the Parthenon marbles stolen in 1801-1810 by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
Kinshasa, capital of Zaire
Jintai District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[bǎo jī shì], Shaanxi
Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC)
extravagant
Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup
fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
exchange-traded fund (ETF)
index fund
oval kumquat; Nagami kumquat (Citrus margarita)
honeysuckle
Jinchengjiang district of Hechi city 河池市[hé chí shì], Guangxi
Jinzhai county in Lu'an 六安[lù ān], Anhui
non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys)
(bird species of China) Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
financier; banker
epigraphy
cash in transit (accountancy)
ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)
student loan
(bird species of China) little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
Kim Yong-nam (1928-), North Korean politician, foreign minister 1983-1998, president of the Supreme People's Assembly 1998-2019 (nominal head of state and described as deputy leader)
Hawkins (name)
working capital
to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
Zhijin county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[bì jié dì qū], Guizhou
Jinta county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
(bird species of China) yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense)
Jin Yong, pen name of Louis Cha (1924-2018), wuxia 武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá] novelist, author of the 1957-1961 Condor Trilogy
Atkins (name)
premium
there's no place like home (idiom)
Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011
monetary gift
Alexandr Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837), great Russian romantic poet
Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節|程知节[chéng zhī jié], Chinese general of the Tang dynasty
gin
Chinsha town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[jīn mén xiàn] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan
equity ratio
very rich
to be close friends
dual pension scheme (PRC)
Jinta county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
(bird species of China) common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)
Xiaojin County (Tibetan: btsan lha rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan
Jinsha river, upper reaches of Yangtze river or Changjiang 長江|长江 in Sichuan and Yunnan
lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
Churkin (name)
Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF)
Jindong district of Jinhua city 金華市|金华市[jīn huá shì], Zhejiang
money
to win top marks in the imperial examinations
revolving fund
to donate money
retirement pension
rent
Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea
foundation (institution supported by an endowment)
an Academy Award; an Oscar
fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace)
Kingstown, capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-)
(bird species of China) mountain tailorbird (Phyllergates cuculatus)
transition metal (chemistry)
down payment
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
penalty (fee)
zircaloy
fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
metal cover
annuity
Vajrapani Bodhisattva
see 關金圓|关金圆[guān jīn yuán]
leopard
(bird species of China) slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea)
Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[hóng hé hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
Jeff Kinney
Vajrasattva
Jinfeng district of Yinchuan city 銀川市|银川市[yín chuān shì], Ningxia
Jinshanzhun district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang
reserve requirement (finance)
Jintan, county-level city in Changzhou 常州[cháng zhōu], Jiangsu
blond
Kim Jong-nam (1971-2017), the eldest son of Kim Jong-il 金正日[jīn zhèng rì]
Jinchang district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[sū zhōu shì], Jiangsu
cash flow statement
hardware store
hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)
rose myrtle (Myrtus communis)
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
money-spinning
John Hawkins (1532-1595), British seaman involved in sea war with Spain
student grant
Liu Jinbao (1952-), CEO of the Bank of China (Hong Kong) 1997-2003, jailed after being convicted of embezzlement
Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower or Jin Tower
the sun
dung beetle
lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb)
cash flow
lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom)
see 真金不怕火煉|真金不怕火炼[zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn]
Jinzhou district of Dalian 大連市|大连市[dà lián shì], Liaoning
Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai
Parkinson's disease
lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)
high-level senior executive
Jinchengjiang district of Hechi city 河池市[hé chí shì], Guangxi
secure and lucrative job
Jinyang county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan
London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE)
China Scholarship Council (CSC)
fig. free time is to be treasured
financial reform
gorgeous
troy weight, system of weights for precious metals and gemstones based on the 12-ounce pound (or 5,760 grains)
financial backer
UNICEF (United Nations Children's fund)
key principle
Tiger Balm (medicine)
Jintan, county-level city in Changzhou 常州[cháng zhōu], Jiangsu
dung beetle
to make an in-app purchase in a game
the Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-)
Reuter's Financial Glossary
I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
fig. at sunset
financial organization
(bird species of China) Asian emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx maculatus)
compensation
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
mutual fund
Myrtaceae (family including myrtle, rosemary, oregano etc)
Vajradhara
the initial profits from an economic endeavour
sum of money
Jin'an district of Lu'an city 六安市[lù ān shì], Anhui
Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum
to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
signing bonus
Duracell (US brand of batteries etc)
alchemy
fund
snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
cash
Ca Mau, Vietnam
Ejin Horo banner (Ejen Khoruu khoshuu) in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[è ěr duō sī], Inner Mongolia
Wolverine, comic book superhero
cash equivalent (accountancy)
Centaurium pulchellum var. altaicum
traditional money gift at a funeral
cash flow
precious
financial crisis
Kraskino town in Primorsky Krai, Russia, close to the North Korean border
see 養老金雙軌制|养老金双轨制[yǎng lǎo jīn shuāng guǐ zhì]
fall; autumn
broom
Xiaojin County (Tibetan: btsan lha rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan
Jinchang prefecture-level city in Gansu
chicken gizzard lining
Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhēn] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
downward-facing dog (yoga pose)
Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
tax money
(bird species of China) black-headed greenfinch (Chloris ambigua)
assay
betrothal money (given to the bride's family)
international peace foundation
metallurgy
ex gratia payment
deposit
Jinping District of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市[shàn tóu shì], Guangdong
(fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special
Chinning township in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[jīn mén xiàn] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan
salary
(bird species of China) red-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus)
King Kong
Jintang county in Chengdu 成都[chéng dū], Sichuan
Buckingham Palace
metal halide
gilt brocade
Hawkins or Hawking
Jinwan District of Zhuhai City 珠海市[zhū hǎi shì], Guangdong
nonmetal (chemistry)
monetary reward
to take first place in a competition
see 麥金塔電腦|麦金塔电脑[mài jīn tǎ diàn nǎo]
Jinshui District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[zhèng zhōu shì], Henan
consumer finance
metallurgy
strongbox
retirement pay
safe places for storing important articles
Johns Hopkins University
Buckinghamshire (English county)
banking
History of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, twenty second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[tuō tuō] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[yuán], 135 scrolls
money can't buy happiness
financial derivative
official reserves
Jintian Uprising
to see stars
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Jinyang county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan
King County
Sukinda, Indian city
land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
funds; capital
sheet metal working
gilded
lapis lazuli (mineral of the square albite family)
cash flow statement
Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[hóng hé hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
Jinxiang County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong
Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
Kimberlite (geology)
Time is precious.
foil
cash in hand
Jinsha county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[bì jié dì qū], Guizhou
Jinzhai county in Lu'an 六安[lù ān], Anhui
Jindong district of Jinhua city 金華市|金华市[jīn huá shì], Zhejiang
PolyGram (record label)
pension or lump-sum payment for the injured or for the family of the deceased
Agincourt (near Arras in north France, scene of a battle in 1415)
(loanword) gin and tonic
Jinhu county in Huai'an 淮安[huái ān], Jiangsu
nickel
materialistic woman
Sung KIM, US diplomat and director of US State Department's Korea office
pumpkin (Gymnopetalum chinense)
Zijin county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong
Jinshui District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[zhèng zhōu shì], Henan
tuna
natural science fund
finance
mokuma-gane (loanword)
heavy metal
Jinping District of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市[shàn tóu shì], Guangdong
Jin Mao Tower, skyscraper in Shanghai
Parkinson's disease
Gimcheon (city in South Korea)
precious metal
Kim Kye-gwan (1943-), North Korean diplomat, first vice-foreign minister and chief negotiator 2010-2019
tortoise
currency issued by Nationalist Government in 1948
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
financial market
Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
Jintang county in Chengdu 成都[chéng dū], Sichuan
Wee Kim Wee (1915-2005), president of Singapore (1985-1993)
Jinxiu Yao autonomous county in Laibin 來賓|来宾[lái bīn], Guangxi
metalloid (chemistry)
petty cash
(fig.) pass list for the top imperial examinations; roll of honor
Jinfeng or Chinfeng township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
pension
overdue fine
compensation payment (for injury)
money is omnipotent (idiom)
enoki mushroom
a parisitoid wasp (genus Nasonia)
profound friendship
to beat a gong
money squandering establishment (e.g. gambling den, brothel etc)
Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai
Financial Times
(bird species of China) grey-capped greenfinch (Chloris sinica)
Jinming district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[kāi fēng shì], Henan
public welfare funds
Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia
Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea
Jinkouhe district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[lè shān shì], Sichuan
(bird species of China) violet cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus)
diamond
Jinchang district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[sū zhōu shì], Jiangsu
Ba Jin (1904-2005), novelist, author of the trilogy 家春秋[jiā chūn qiū]
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
Jinxi county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
cash flow
United Nations Children's Fund
chinaberry (Melia azedarach)
(bird species of China) green-crowned warbler (Seicercus burkii)
inscription in bronze
to worship money
aluminum alloy
metal rod
prime time
Ruijin, county-level city in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi
Purple Mountain Observatory
Jin Tianhe (1874-1947), late Qing poet and novelist, author of Flower in the sea of evil 孽海花
symphonic metal (pop music)
currency issued by Nationalist Government in 1948
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841), who stole the Parthenon Marbles in 1801-1810
Zijin county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
alkali metal
Kim Woo-jung (1936-), Korean businessman and founder of the Daewoo Group
(bird species of China) firethroat (Calliope pectardens)
attendants of the Daoist immortals
Chinning township in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[jīn mén xiàn] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan
Jinxiang County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong
financial sector
see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[bàn lù shā chū gè chéng yǎo jīn]
Jintian village in Guiping county 桂平[guì píng], Gveigangj or Guigang prefecture 貴港|贵港[guì gǎng], Guangxi, starting point of the Taiping Tianguo 太平天國|太平天国[tài píng tiān guó] rebellion in 1851
Jinsha county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[bì jié dì qū], Guizhou
Barramundi
reserve fund
money worship
money and riches
financial institution
gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
Eugene (name)
tulip
kumquat
supplementary cash reserve
(bird species of China) greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)
to have a face as terrifying as a temple's guardian deity (idiom)
Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), skyscraper
lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom)
(Han dynasty) official in command of an army responsible for maintaining law and order in the capital
San Francisco, California
Midas touch
characters tattooed on a convict's face
(bird species of China) yellow-breasted greenfinch (Chloris spinoides)
Sikkim, Indian state bordering Tibet
macaw
Jinhu county in Huai'an 淮安[huái ān], Jiangsu
(Newt) Gingrich
metal and stone
private equity fund
to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
Jinfeng or Chinfeng township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
caring only about money and wealth
fig. to talk up
Admiralty, Hong Kong
Jinxiu Yao autonomous county in Laibin 來賓|来宾[lái bīn], Guangxi
Qianjin or Chienchin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan
Jinshanzhun district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang