idiom > wash grains of gold out of the sand
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Pishajianjin
  Explanation: Sweep aside the sand, the _select_ion of gold. Analogy from the essence of a lot of things, _select_ the
  Usage: -Linked; as predicate, object, attribute; metaphor _select_ from a lot of things that the essence
  Source: Liu Zhi Tang, a few "straight history book": "What history exam calendar, Zheng Zhu straight term, although the ancients dross, the authenticity of relative chaos, and Pishajianjin, sometimes by treasure."
  Examples: ~, Received very Xian. (Qing Tao Zeng Yu, "Overview of Chinese literature")
pī shā jiǎn jīn
  Shalitaojin. Analogy select from a lot of things the essence of
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No. 3
  Though the ancients dross, the authenticity of phase disorder, which Pishajianjin sometimes be treasure. - Liu Zhi Tang, "pen"
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No. 4
  Also as "Phi Lek gold sand"
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No. 5
  See "Jane from Sand King."
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No. 6
  Sweep away the sand to pick gold. Analogy select from a lot of things that the essence.
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No. 7
  词目 披沙拣金
  发音 pī shā jiǎn jīn
  释义:拣,挑选。 拨开沙子来挑选金子。比喻从大量的东西中选取精华。又做“排沙拣金”。
  出处 唐·刘知己《史通·直书》:“然则历考前史,征诸直词,虽古人糟粕,真伪相乱,而披沙拣金,有时获宝。”
  示例 :(1)~,所获甚尠。(清·陶曾佑《中国文学之概观》)(2)这个唐诗选本做到了披沙拣金,使读者能用很少时间领略唐代诗歌的精华。
  用法 作谓语、宾语、定语;指从大量的东西中选精
English Expression
  1. n.:  wash grains of gold out of the sand,  (fig) get essentials from large mass of material
  2. v.:  (literally) to spread the sand and pick the gold-- to be extremely careful in,  making selection
Thesaurus
Baomanzhaigua, Stripping cocoon spinning, discard the dross and ___select___ the essential, The way one gets along with people Sincerity, to be expert at _select_ing (the right person or thing ) for a job, etc., sift gold from sand, to keep the good and get rid of the bad (said of editing or, Essential and macro, get rid of the fake and retain the genuine, Jane from Sand Gold
Antonym
smarted up, cover up one's faults and refuse to listen to counsels, cover up one's errors by excuses, mud and sand are carried along— there is a mingling of good and bad, Whitewash, Niujigonglao, Niu Ji with the groove, Niujitongzao, hide one's sickness for fear of treatment, make a cart behind closed doors
Containing Phrases
Wash grains of gold out of the sand say poetry of the Tang Dynasty