yī yán jiǔ dǐng

一言九鼎 (yī yán jiǔ dǐng) is a Chinese word meaning “one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight”.

Meanings

  1. 1one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight

Characters in 一言九鼎

一yī · one言yán · words九jiǔ · nine鼎dǐng · ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs

Related words

一one一个a; an; one一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)一切everything一点a bit; a little bit一定surely; certainly; definitely第一first一些some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er唯一only; sole

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