To turn a stone into gold (diǎn shí chéng jīn) is an idiom that means to improve writing with minor revisions, making it excellent.
点石成金（diǎn shí chéng jīn）比喻修改文章时稍稍改动原来的文字，就使它变得很出色。
| 成语 | 点石成金 |
|---|---|
| 解释 | 比喻修改文章时稍稍改动原来的文字，就使它变得很出色。 |
| 出处 | 《列仙传》：“许逊，南昌人。晋初为旌阳令，点石化金，以足逋赋。” |
| 拼音 | diǎn shí chéng jīn |
| 拼音码 | dscj |
| 近义词 | 点铁成金 |
| 反义词 | 点金成铁 |
| 用法 | 兼语式；作谓语、定语；含褒义 |
| 英语 | touch a stone and turn it into gold―turn a crude essay into a literary gem |
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