问鼎轻重 (問鼎輕重) wèndǐng qīng zhòng
wèndǐng qīng zhòng
set phrase
to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy; a laughable attempt to seize power
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '問鼎輕重')
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- 《十二諸侯年表》 Yearly Chronicle of the Feudal Lords Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 1
- 卷二 補帝紀第二 神武帝下 Volume 2 Annals 2: Emperor Shenwu 2 Book of Northern Qi 北齊書 — count: 1
- 卷六 齊本紀上第六: 高祖神武帝 世宗文襄帝 Volume 6 Northern Qi Annals 1: Emperor Gaozu Shenwu, Emperor Shizong Wenxiang History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 1