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第一桶金
dìyītǒngjīn
1. the first pot of gold
2. the initial profits from an economic endeavour

Character Breakdown

第
dì
sequence, number; grade, degree; particle prefacing an ordinal
HSK 2 11 丶
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1 1 丶
桶
tǒng
bucket, pail, tub; can, cask, keg
HSK 4 11 丶
金
jīn
gold, metal; money
HSK 4 8 丶

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