一言九鼎

yī yán jiǔ dǐng

Dictionary entry

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

What does 一言九鼎 mean?

一言九鼎 (yī yán jiǔ dǐng) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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一yīone · single 言yánwords · speech 九jiǔnine · 9 鼎dǐngancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs · pot (dialect)

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一言九鼎

yī yán jiǔ dǐng

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