敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
  2. I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.

CHARACTERS

敝 bì break, destroy; broken, tattered
帚 zhǒu broom, broomstick
千 qiān
HSK 2
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
金 jīn
HSK 4
gold; metals in general; money