Dictionary - results for 鼎

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
鼎	鼎	dǐng	- ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs - pot (dialect) - to enter upon a period of (classical) - Kangxi radical 206 - one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes
九鼎	九鼎	JiǔDǐng	- the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
问鼎	問鼎	wèndǐng	- to aspire to the throne - to aim at (the first place etc)
定鼎	定鼎	dìngdǐng	- lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great) - to fix the capital - to found a dynasty - used in advertising
福鼎	福鼎	Fúdǐng	- Fuding county level city in Ningde 寧德\|宁德[Ning2 de2], Fujian
鼎力	鼎力	dǐnglì	- (honorific) your kind efforts - thanks to your help
鼎助	鼎助	dǐngzhù	- (honorific) your inestimable assistance - thanks to your help
鼎城	鼎城	Dǐngchéng	- Dingcheng district of Changde city 常德市[Chang2 de2 shi4], Hunan
鼎峙	鼎峙	dǐngzhì	- a tripartite balance - compromise between three rivals
鼎新	鼎新	dǐngxīn	- to innovate
鼎族	鼎族	dǐngzú	- rich patriarchal family - aristocracy
鼎沸	鼎沸	dǐngfèi	- a confused noise - a racket
鼎湖	鼎湖	Dǐnghú	- Dinghu district of Zhaoqing city 肇慶市\|肇庆市[Zhao4 qing4 shi4], Guangdong
鼎盛	鼎盛	dǐngshèng	- flourishing - at its peak - a golden age
鼎立	鼎立	dǐnglì	- lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod - tripartite confrontation or balance of forces
鼎足	鼎足	dǐngzú	- lit. the three legs of a tripod - fig. three competing rivals
鼎革	鼎革	dǐnggé	- change of dynasties - clear out the old, bring in the new
鼎食	鼎食	dǐngshí	- extravagant food
鼎鼎	鼎鼎	dǐngdǐng	- great - very important
福鼎市	福鼎市	Fúdǐngshì	- Fuding county level city in Ningde 寧德\|宁德[Ning2 de2], Fujian
钟鼎文	鐘鼎文	zhōngdǐngwén	- bell-cauldron script - the 籀文 form of Chinese character used in metal inscriptions
鼎城区	鼎城區	Dǐngchéngqū	- Dingcheng district of Changde city 常德市[Chang2 de2 shi4], Hunan
鼎湖区	鼎湖區	Dǐnghúqū	- Dinghu district of Zhaoqing city 肇慶市\|肇庆市[Zhao4 qing4 shi4], Guangdong
鼎盛期	鼎盛期	dǐngshèngqī	- flourishing age (of the ceremonial tripod) - golden age
一言九鼎	一言九鼎	yīyánjiǔdǐng	- one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
三权鼎立	三權鼎立	sānquándǐnglì	- separation of powers
人声鼎沸	人聲鼎沸	rénshēngdǐngfèi	- lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom) - hubbub - brouhaha
刀锯鼎镬	刀鋸鼎鑊	dāojùdǐnghuò	- knife, saw and cauldron - ancient instruments of torture - fig. torture
问鼎中原	問鼎中原	wèndǐngzhōngyuán	- lit. to inquire of the tripods (idiom); fig. to plan to seize power of the whole country - grand ambitions to win
问鼎轻重	問鼎輕重	wèndǐngqīngzhòng	- lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
大名鼎鼎	大名鼎鼎	dàmíngdǐngdǐng	- grand reputation - renowned - famous
春秋鼎盛	春秋鼎盛	chūnqiūdǐngshèng	- the prime of one's life
染指于鼎	染指於鼎	rǎnzhǐyúdǐng	- lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie - to get a share of the action
民怨鼎沸	民怨鼎沸	mínyuàndǐngfèi	- seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over
钟鸣鼎食	鐘鳴鼎食	zhōngmíngdǐngshí	- extravagant lifestyle
革故鼎新	革故鼎新	gégùdǐngxīn	- to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate
鼎力相助	鼎力相助	dǐnglìxiāngzhù	- We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
鼎盛时期	鼎盛時期	dǐngshèngshíqī	- flourishing period - golden age
鼎足之势	鼎足之勢	dǐngzúzhīshì	- competition between three rivals - tripartite confrontation
鼎铛玉石	鼎鐺玉石	dǐngchēngyùshí	- lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material - casting pearls before swine
鼎鼎大名	鼎鼎大名	dǐngdǐngdàmíng	- famous - celebrated