敝帚千金

bì zhǒu qiān jīn

lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value

I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.

my (polite)

zhǒu

variant of 帚[zhou3]

qiān

used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

jīn

gold