金叶 (jīn xié) — gold foil

Definition

Examples

• 这幅佛像用了很多金叶装饰。
  Zhè fú fó xiàng yòng le hěn duō jīn xié zhuāng shì.
  This Buddha statue is decorated with a lot of gold foil.
• 古代的工匠会在木器上贴金叶。
  Gǔ dài de gōng jiàng huì zài mù qì shàng tiē jīn xié.
  Ancient craftsmen would apply gold foil to wooden objects.
• 这种金叶非常薄，一碰就破了。
  Zhè zhǒng jīn xié fēi cháng báo, yí pèng jiù pò le.
  This kind of gold foil is extremely thin; it breaks as soon as you touch it.