A name from a poem
千金
Pinyin qiān jīnusually a girl’s name
A spring night moment worth a thousand pieces of gold.
What’s wished for
“One moment of a spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold” — Su Shi. In Chinese, a dear daughter is also called qianjin. Irreplaceable.
Where it comes from
春宵一刻值千金
chūn xiāo yī kè zhí qiān jīn
“A moment of spring night is worth a thousand in gold;”
— Su Shi, “Spring Night” (春夜)
About the two characters
- 千
- a thousand
- 金
- gold
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