A little bit of gold is useless

A little bit of gold is useless

The Chinese idiom is di ǎ NJ ī NF á sh ù, which means there is no best way to raise money and solve poverty. It comes from Zhang Jixin of Qing Dynasty, the second letter from Wang Youling.

Idiom usage

Lack of ability to raise funds, lack of skills, lack of money, and so on.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: the golden touch

The origin of Idioms

Zhang Jixin of the Qing Dynasty wrote "the people are in deep poverty, the source of pay is exhausted, the money is not enough, and they are worried."

Idiom explanation

Magic: magic, method. There is no magic to turn iron into gold. There is no best way to raise money and solve poverty.