鼎 dǐng
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noun
a ding / a large, three-leg bronze cauldron
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Art 艺术
Notes: (Unihan '鼎') -
noun
Kangxi radical 206
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals 部首
Notes: Large, three-legged bronze cauldron (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
Contained in
- 鼎盛 flourishing
- 鼎立 to stand like the three legs of a tripod / tripartite confrontation or balance of forces
- 九鼎 the Nine Ding / the Nine Cauldrons
- 一言九鼎 words of enormous weight
- 大名鼎鼎 a grand reputation / renown / fame ; to have a grand reputation
- 鼎峙 a tripartite balance / compromise between three rivals
- 鼎鼎 great / very important
- 鼎盛时期(鼎盛時期) golden age
- 鼎足 lit. the three legs of a tripod / fig. three competing rivals
- 鼎新 to innovate
- 鼎食 extravagant food
- 问鼎(問鼎) to aspire to the throne / to aim at (the first place etc)
- 鼎沸 a confused noise / a racket
- 鼎力 (honorific) your kind efforts / thanks to your help
- 梁焕鼎 Liang Huanding
- 染指于鼎(染指於鼎) to dip a finger / to get one's finger in the pie / to get a share of the action
- 春秋鼎盛 the prime of one's life
- 鼎革 change of dynasties / clear out the old, bring in the new
- 鼎族 rich patriarchal family / aristocracy
- 大名鼎鼎 a grand reputation / renown / fame ; to have a grand reputation
- 三权鼎立(三權鼎立) separation of powers
- 钟鸣鼎食(鐘鳴鼎食) extravagant lifestyle
- 鼎鼎大名 famous / celebrated
- 问鼎中原(問鼎中原) to plan to seize power of the whole country
- 鼎盛期 flourishing age (of the ceremonial tripod) / golden age
- 人声鼎沸(人聲鼎沸) a boiling cauldron of voices / hubbub / brouhaha
- 革故鼎新 to discard the old and introduce the new / to innovate
- 刀锯鼎镬(刀鋸鼎鑊) knife, saw and cauldron / ancient instruments of torture / torture
- 鼎助 (honorific) your inestimable assistance / thanks to your help
- 鼎足之势(鼎足之勢) competition between three rivals / tripartite confrontation
- 问鼎轻重(問鼎輕重) to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy / a laughable attempt to seize power
- 鼎泰丰(鼎泰豐) Din Tai Fung, restaurant specializing in dumplings, with stores in many countries
- 鼎铛玉石(鼎鐺玉石) to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone / a waste of precious material
- 鼎力相助 We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
Also contained in
德方鼎 、 大克鼎 、 钟鼎文 、 定鼎 、 鼎州 、 鼎州窑 、 鼎湖 、 赵继鼎 、 福鼎 、 福鼎市 、 鼎城 、 鼎城区 、 鼎湖区 、 文鼎 、 张鼎丞 、 蒋鼎文
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Collocations
- 鼎俎 (鼎俎) 鼎俎既陳 — The Book of Rites 《禮記》, 《曾子問》 The Questions of Zeng-zi — count: 14
- 陈鼎 (陳鼎) 甸人陈鼎七 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 《儀禮》, 公食大夫禮 第九 9. Rites of the gong feasting a great officer — count: 11
- 三鼎 (三鼎) 陳三鼎于寢門外東方 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 《儀禮》, 士昬禮 第二 2. Nuptial rites for a common officer — count: 8
- 举鼎 (舉鼎) 則舉鼎陳于門外 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 《儀禮》, 士冠禮 第一 1. Capping rites for (the son of) a common officer — count: 8
- 大鼎 (大鼎) 取郜大鼎于宋 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 7
- 鼎西 (鼎西) 顺出自鼎西 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 《儀禮》, 公食大夫禮 第九 9. Rites of the gong feasting a great officer — count: 6
- 鼎七 (鼎七) 鼎七 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 《儀禮》, 聘禮 第八 8. Rites of courtesy calls — count: 5
- 鼎入 (鼎入) 舉鼎入 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 《儀禮》, 士昬禮 第二 2. Nuptial rites for a common officer — count: 5
- 钟鼎 (鐘鼎) 謂之鐘鼎之齊 — Rites of Zhou 《周禮》, 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — count: 5
- 鼎馈 (鼎饋) 而不鼎饋 — Guanzi 《管子》, 戒第二十六 Chapter 26: Jie Di — count: 5