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A mineral or other substance often mistaken for gold; mainly iron pyrite. / (figuratively) Something worthless that deceptively seems valuable.

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fool's gold

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Source Word

fool's gold

uncountable figuratively

Japanese Meaning

主に黄鉄鉱など、金と間違えられる鉱物（偽金）。 / 比喩的に、表面上は価値があるように見えるが実際には無価値なもの。

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After hours of digging in the creek, she excitedly showed everyone a lump of fool's gold she had found.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

小川で何時間も掘った後、彼女は見つけた黄鉄鉱（パイライト）の塊を興奮してみんなに見せた。

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A mineral or other substance often mistaken for gold; mainly iron pyrite.

Sense（2）

(figuratively) Something worthless that deceptively seems valuable.

Although many dot-com dreams turned to fool's gold in a short time, in reality, there are a number of entrepreneurial ventures that not only survived but thrived during and after the dot-com crash.

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