[pī shā jiǎn jīn]
[近代成语]
[披沙简金] [披沙拣金]
[泥沙俱下] [鱼龙混杂]
[中性成语]
[一般成语]
披:分开;捡:挑选。拨开沙子,挑选金子。比喻从大量的东西中选取精华
清·汪师韩《诗学纂闻》:“‘池塘’‘园柳’之篇,‘白云’‘绿涤’之作,‘乱流’‘孤屿’之句,‘云合’‘露泫’之词,披沙捡金,寥寥可数。”
作谓语、宾语、定语;指从大量的东西中选精
obtain gold by washing it from sand and gravel <choose the best among a host of things>