价值连城

價值連城
jiàzhíliánchéng
  1. invaluable
  2. priceless

CEDICT

highly precious; invaluable; priceless

Wiktionary

战国时，赵国有块宝玉叫和氏璧，秦昭王愿以十五个城池来换取。典出《史记．卷八一．廉颇蔺相如传》。后以价值连城形容东西十分珍贵。

重編國語辭典

形容物品十分珍贵

維基詞典

Entry Composition

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

classifier: 個
=2 连城 Liánchéng see 连城县 Liánchéng Xiàn
=2 连城 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

无价 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