一言九鼎

yī yán jiǔ dǐng

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释义

1. one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight

一言九鼎 的构成词

• 一 一 yī: one
• 九 九 jiǔ: nine
• 一言 一言 yī yán: one sentence
• 九鼎 九鼎 jiǔ dǐng: the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
• 言 言 yán: words
• 鼎 鼎 dǐng: ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs