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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔdǐng [Phonetic: jiúdǐng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒudǐng
    • Wade–Giles: chiu³-ting³
    • Yale: jyǒu-dǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeoudiing
    • Palladius: цзюдин (czjudin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² ding²
    • Yale: gáu díng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² ding²
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² ding²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

九鼎

1. (Classical) Nine Tripod Cauldrons

Noun

九鼎

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

Derived terms

• 一言九鼎 (yīyánjiǔdǐng)