价值连城

價值連城
jiàzhíliánchéng
idiom #17,594

Meanings

  1. 1 invaluable
  2. 2 priceless
  3. 3 worth a string of cities

Characters

Literally "value-connecting-cities" — so valuable it's worth a string of cities.

Examples

Zhè fú huà jiàzhíliánchéng.
This painting is priceless.
Bówùguǎn lǐ shōucáng le xǔduō jiàzhíliánchéng de wénwù.
The museum houses many priceless cultural relics.

Tips

history
This idiom comes from the story of the He Shi Bi (), a legendary jade disc so precious that the King of Qin offered fifteen cities in exchange for it. Hence 价值连城 — "worth a row of cities."

Stroke Order

jià
zhí
lián
chéng