價值連城

价值连城
jiàzhíliánchéng
  1. invaluable
  2. priceless

CEDICT

highly precious; invaluable; priceless

Wiktionary

戰國時，趙國有塊寶玉叫和氏璧，秦昭王願以十五個城池來換取。典出《史記．卷八一．廉頗藺相如傳》。後以價值連城形容東西十分珍貴。

重編國語辭典

形容物品十分珍貴

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 價值 jiàzhí
  1. value
  2. worth
  3. fig. values (ethical, cultural etc)

classifier: 個
=2 連城 Liánchéng see 連城縣 Liánchéng Xiàn
=2 連城 liánchéng
  1. (～縣) Liancheng (a county of Longyan, Fujian, China)
  2. Liancheng (a county of Longyan, Fujian, China)
  3. contiguous cities
  4. to be worth numerous contiguous cities; highly precious

Related entries

無價 wújià
  1. invaluable
  2. priceless
千金 qiānjīn
  1. thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold
  2. money and riches
  3. (honorific) invaluable (support)
  4. (honorific) daughter