The gold-lettered signboard is a signboard with gold foil characters used by shops in the old days to show that they have sufficient funds. Now it is a metaphor for a name or title that one can show off by being superior to others. It also refers to a good reputation.

Explanation of the idiom

In the old days, shops used gold foil on their signboards to show that they had sufficient funds. Now it is a metaphor for a name or title that one can show off by being superior to others. It also refers to a good reputation.

Origin of the idiom

Chapter 25 of "Niehaihua" by Zeng Pu of the Qing Dynasty: "Jue Zhaixi only went to Korea once and settled the Jiashen Jinyujun case. We also made a treaty with Wei Yibo and Japan's Hirobumi Ito to send troops to Korea and inform each other. It was finally smooth sailing, and the golden sign of being versatile in both civil and military affairs was still high."

Sentence

1. Usually, the shortcut for national universities to make extra money to enrich their own pockets is to start a new college from scratch, but they use the golden name of the original university to swindle it, and the result is that these things are born for no reason. Private aristocratic college.

2. There are also intrigues and conflicts among them, but they understand that the reason why they have stood tall in the human world for a long time is mainly because of the signboard of Lengyue Mansion. Teaching also has to be wary of three points.

3. When the gold-lettered signboard with the emperor's personal letter was hung at the gate of the renovated and reopened Fengyun Escort Bureau, Duan Tianya couldn't be happy at all.

4. Obviously, "Thousand-year-old County" is China's "well-known trademark", an authoritative stamp of the county's historical and cultural value, and a golden signboard to the world.

5. The centralized holding of institutions is expected to make up for the increase. The company is the golden brand of my country's traditional Chinese medicine industry, with many exclusive varieties.

6. If charity is made into a golden brand and tool, Sooner or later you will be crushed by hypocrisy!

7. Some people claim to be artists, but that doesn’t mean they really understand art.

8. The reporter learned that many flower and bird dealers were reluctant to part with the golden signboard of Qingshiqiao Flower and Bird Market, and moved to a stone market near the original Qingshiqiao Flower and Bird Market.

9. While walking, my eyes suddenly lit up. I saw a big gold signboard with the words "Linjiang Tower" written on it. Under the rays of the sun, dragons and phoenixes danced in dazzling colors. The aroma of wine and meat is spreading far from the building.

10. The "golden signboard" of the National Service Industry Comprehensive Reform Support Pilot Area has added "horsepower" to the improvement of Yuzhong's service industry.