一言九鼎
Chinese
one sentence; something to say; brief remark Nine Tripod Cauldrons; great weight simp. and trad.
(一言九鼎)一言 九鼎 Literally: “one utterance, [worth the weight of] nine ding (鼎) vessels”.
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