九鼎

Chinese

		nine	ancient bronze cauldron; throne; (Min) wok
simp. and trad. (九鼎)		九	鼎

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǔdǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² ding²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǔdǐng [Phonetic: jiúdǐng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeoudiing
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² ding²
  - Yale: gáu díng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² ding²
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² ding²
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

九鼎

(Classical Chinese) Nine Tripod Cauldrons

Noun

九鼎

(figuratively, literary, of words, reputation, etc.) great weight
(figuratively, literary) state power

Derived terms

一言九鼎 (yīyánjiǔdǐng)

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