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鼎 (ding2) — ancient cooking vessel with two loop handles and three or four legs in Cantonese

dingˊ²鼎
Mandarin Pinyin: ding3

Meaning of 鼎

nounancient cooking vessel with two loop handles and three or four legs
nounduring; in course of
nounbig; great; important
nountripartite balance
nounthrone

Example Sentences with 鼎

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好pukˍ₆璞dengˊ²鼎zaa1.查。
He is very naive/innocent.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁pukˍ₆璞dengˊ²鼎zaa1.查。
Don't be so naive.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個zaiˊ²仔houˊ²好pukˍ₆璞dengˊ²鼎zaa1.查。
His son is very naive.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個janˎ₄人houˊ²好pukˍ₆璞dengˊ²鼎zaa1.查。
He is a naive person.
keoiˏ₅佢taai˗₃太pukˍ₆璞dengˊ²鼎zaaˉ¹查laa3.喇。
He's too naive.
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Words Containing 鼎

革故鼎新gaak3 gu3 ding2 san1
discard the old in favor of the new
三足鼎立saam1 zuk1 ding2 laap6
A situation of tripartite confrontation
鼎鼎大名ding2 ding2 daai6 ming4
be celebrated; be illustrious; be of great reputation
人聲鼎沸jan4 sing1 ding2 fai3
a babel of voices; a hubbub of loud voices
鼎力支持ding2 lik6 zi1 ci4
full support
璞鼎查pok3 ding2 caa4
Lieutenant General Sir Henry Pottinger, the first governor of Hong Kong

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