九鼎 jiǔ dǐng — the nine legendary tripods

九鼎
jiǔ dǐng

Characters: 九 · 鼎

Definitions

  1. the nine legendary tripods

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty

zdic(汉典)

  1. 古代传说夏禹铸了九个鼎,成为夏、商、周三代传国的宝物,象征国家政权
  2. 后来用九鼎比喻言语等分量之重

ExtDict

  1. 古代传说夏禹铸了九个鼎，象征九州，成为夏、商、周三代传国的宝物
  2. 比喻分量极重一言～。

Examples

  • 大禹铸九鼎，象征九州。

    Yu the Great cast the nine tripods as symbols of the nine provinces.

  • 九鼎之重，象征王权。

    The weight of the nine tripods symbolized royal power.