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大名鼎鼎 — “Widely renowned”

大名鼎鼎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Widely renowned”. Extremely famous; having a great reputation. Literally, “Great name prominent”.

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大名鼎鼎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 大dà
  • 名míng
  • 鼎dǐng
  • 鼎dǐng

大名鼎鼎 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
名
míng6name, reputation, famous
鼎
dǐng13ancient tripod cauldron
鼎
dǐng13ancient tripod cauldron

Example Sentence with 大名鼎鼎

那位科学家大名鼎鼎,他的研究成果为社会带来了巨大益处。
That scientist is widely renowned, and their research achievements have brought tremendous benefits to society.

Idioms Related to 大名鼎鼎

Synonyms of 大名鼎鼎

  • jǔ举shì世wén闻míng名world-renowned
  • míng名yáng扬tiān天xià下gain worldwide renown
  • hè赫hè赫yǒu有míng名Widely celebrated and renowned
  • dǐng鼎dǐng鼎dà大míng名very famous and eminent

Antonyms of 大名鼎鼎

  • wú无shēng声wú无xī息unnoticed and unknown
  • mò默mò默wú无wén闻to be unknown to the public

More idioms starting with 大

  • dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
  • dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
  • dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
  • dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
  • dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
  • dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小,,xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
  • dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
  • dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
  • dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
  • dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events

Questions about 大名鼎鼎

What does 大名鼎鼎 mean?
大名鼎鼎 (dà míng dǐng dǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Widely renowned”.
How do you pronounce 大名鼎鼎?
大名鼎鼎 is pronounced dà míng dǐng dǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 大名鼎鼎 literally mean?
Literally, 大名鼎鼎 means “Great name prominent”. It is used to mean “Widely renowned”.
What is the Chinese definition of 大名鼎鼎?
鼎鼎:盛大的样子。形容名气很大。
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