金娃娃

jīnwáwa

idiom

Meanings

1 a precious treasure
2 a prized gem (of a person or thing)
3 literally a golden child-figurine

Characters

Examples

这个项目是公司的金娃娃，谁也动不得。

Zhège xiàngmù shì gōngsī de jīnwáwa, shéi yě dòng bu dé.

This project is the company's golden goose — no one may touch it.

他把独生女当金娃娃一样捧着。

Tā bǎ dúshēngnǚ dāng jīnwáwa yīyàng pěngzhe.

He holds his only daughter up like a precious little treasure.

Tips

memory

Literally a gold baby-doll — an object too precious to break, used for anything or anyone one treasures beyond measure.

Stroke Order

金 jīn

娃 wá