One word means a thousand pieces of gold, which means that a word is worth a thousand pieces of gold. It originally meant that a person would be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold if he changed a word. It describes the extremely high value of words and the wonderful diction. It also refers to the preciousness of calligraphy works.
From the "Historical Records·Biography of Lu Buwei" written by Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty: "Publish it at the gate of Xianyang City, hang a thousand gold coins on it, and invite the princes, tourists and guests who can add or lose a word to give a thousand gold coins."
< p>Translation: Announce it by the city gate of Xianyang, hang a thousand pieces of gold on the book, and invite tourists and guests from various vassal states to come and review it. If anyone can add or subtract a word from the book, he will be rewarded with one thousand gold coins.Antonyms
Worthless
The pronunciation is yīwén bù zhí, which means having no value at all, and later refers to a person who is useless.
From "Historical Records·Biography of Marquis Wu'an of Wei Qi" written by Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty: "If one's life is ruined, Cheng does not know it, and if one does not know a penny."
Translation: Normally slandering, Cheng does not know, Not worth a penny.