第一桶金 dì yī tǒng jīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. the first pot of gold
  2. the initial profits from an economic endeavour

CHARACTERS

第 dì sequence, number; grade, degree
一 yī one; a, an; alone
桶 tǒng pail, bucket, tub; cask, keg
金 jīn gold; metals in general; money