鼎
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Definitions
- 1. ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs
- 2. pot (dialect)
- 3. to enter upon a period of (classical)
- 4. Kangxi radical 206
- 5. one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes
Words Containing 鼎
grand reputation
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
separation of powers
the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)
knife, saw and cauldron
to aspire to the throne
to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great)
the prime of one's life
lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over
Fuding, county-level city in Ningde 寧德|宁德[níng dé], Fujian
Fuding, county-level city in Ningde 寧德|宁德[níng dé], Fujian
extravagant lifestyle
bell-cauldron script
(of a temple) teeming with worshippers
(honorific) your kind efforts
We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
(honorific) your inestimable assistance
Dingcheng district of Changde city 常德市[cháng dé shì], Hunan
Dingcheng district of Changde city 常德市[cháng dé shì], Hunan
a tripartite balance
to innovate
rich patriarchal family
a confused noise
Din Tai Fung, restaurant specializing in dumplings, with stores in many countries
Dinghu District of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市|肇庆市[zhào qìng shì], Guangdong
Dinghu District of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市|肇庆市[zhào qìng shì], Guangdong
thriving
flourishing period
flourishing age
lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod
lit. the three legs of a tripod
competition between three rivals
lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material
change of dynasties
extravagant food
great
famous