搭金

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: dah4 gim1
POJ: tah-kim
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to gild a deity statue with gold leaf, to embellish; to exaggerate one's merits (figurative)
搭金

Southern Min-specific term with a literal religious-practice sense (gilding a deity statue) and a figurative sense (exaggerating one's merits); unclear which is more central to everyday Teochew usage.

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