金鑰匙

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	key
trad. (金鑰匙)		金	鑰匙
simp. (金钥匙)		金	钥匙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīnyàoshi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄕ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīnyàoshi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jinyàoshi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chin¹-yao⁴-shih⁵
    • Yale: jīn-yàu-shr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinyaw.shy
    • Palladius: цзиньяоши (czinʹjaoši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/

Noun

金鑰匙

1. (literally) golden key
2. (figurative) best solution to a problem; key
3. (figurative) silver spoon

   誰不願意一出生就是含著金鑰匙的富家孩子，誰不願意不勞而獲？ [MSC, trad.]
   谁不愿意一出生就是含着金钥匙的富家孩子，谁不愿意不劳而获？ [MSC, simp.]

   Shéi bù yuànyì yī chūshēng jiù shì hánzhe jīnyàoshi de fùjiā háizi, shéi bù yuànyì bùláo'érhuò? [Pinyin]

   Who doesn't want to be a rich kid born with a silver spoon? Who doesn't want to get something for nothing?

Synonyms

• (silver spoon): 金湯匙／金汤匙 (jīntāngchí), (Cantonese) 金鎖匙／金锁匙