問鼎

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Chinese

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to ask ancient bronze cauldron; throne; (Min) wok
trad. (問鼎)
simp. (问鼎)

Etymology

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From Zuozhuan:

陸渾。定王使王孫滿大小輕重 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
陆浑。定王使王孙满大小轻重 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
Chǔ Zǐ fá Lùhún zhī róng, suì zhì yú Luò, guān bīng yú Zhōu jiāng. Dìngwáng shǐ Wángsūn Mǎn lào Chǔ Zǐ, Chǔ Zǐ wèn dǐng zhī dàxiǎo qīngzhòng yān. [Pinyin]
The Viscount of Chu attacks the barbaric tribes of Luhun. Then he arrives at Luoyi and parades his armies within the border of Zhou. The King Ding sends Wangsun (Prince) Man to reward the viscount. (The Viscount) asks (Man) about the size and weight of the Nine Dings (the symbol of the utmost authority over the inhabited world).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (4) (5)
Final () (59) (125)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III IV
Fanqie
Baxter mjunH tengX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/mɨunH/ /teŋX/
Pan
Wuyun
/miunH/ /teŋX/
Shao
Rongfen
/miuənH/ /tɛŋX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/munH/ /tɛjŋX/
Li
Rong
/miuənH/ /teŋX/
Wang
Li
/mĭuənH/ /tieŋX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/mi̯uənH/ /tieŋX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
wèn dǐng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
man6 ding2

Verb

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問鼎

  1. to aspire to the throne
  2. to invade
  3. to get involved with
  4. to aim at (the first place etc); to compete for