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  1. 黃金點化比喻拙劣文句·王世貞藝苑·》:點金成鐵昨夜同行。』同歸。』」·孔尚任桃花扇·凡例》:說白三分登場往往點金成鐵文筆。」點鐵成金

to transform gold into base metal (idiom)​; fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it