点金成铁diǎn jīn chéng tiětouch gold and turn it into iron—miscorrect a piece of writing; turn sb’s literary gem into a poor essay
❍ 老教授摇着头说： “哪里，哪里，恐怕我把你的大作～啦！”The old professor shook his head and said，“Far from it! I’m afraid I’ve turned your literary gem into a poor essay.” 点金成铁diǎn jīn chénɡ tiě原指使黄金变成铁。后比喻把他人的好文章改坏了。turn gold into iron, miscorrect a piece of writing, disastrous correction |