金灿灿 (jīn càn càn) — glittering gold, golden and dazzling

Definition

A vivid, onomatopoeic reduplicated adjective (adverbial/attributive only, never a plain predicate) meaning 'glittering gold.' Stronger and more literary than 黄金 huángjīn or 金色 jīnsè, which name the color itself.

bound form

glittering goldgolden and dazzling

Examples

，金灿灿。
Qiū tiān, jīn càn càn de luò yè pū mǎn le xiǎo lù.
In autumn, the golden leaves covered the path.
，金灿灿。
Yáng guāng sǎ zài hú miàn shàng, shuǐ bō jīn càn càn de.
Sunlight scattered on the lake, and the ripples were golden.
金灿灿，。
Tā dài zhe yí duì jīn càn càn de ěr huán, tè bié yào yǎn.
She wore a pair of glittering gold earrings that were especially dazzling.

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