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瓦棺篆鼎 — “Ancient artifacts and antiquities”

瓦棺篆鼎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Ancient artifacts and antiquities”. Typically referring to historical relics such as pottery coffins and bronze tripods with seal script. Literally, “earthen coffin and seal-scripted tripod”.

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瓦棺篆鼎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

瓦棺篆鼎 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
瓦
wǎ5tile, watt, earthenware
棺
guān12coffin or casket
篆
zhuàn15seal script calligraphy
鼎
dǐng13ancient tripod cauldron

Example Sentence with 瓦棺篆鼎

这位收藏家毕生致力于搜集瓦棺篆鼎,他的书房俨然成了一座小型历史博物馆。
This collector dedicated his life to gathering ancient artifacts and antiquities; his study has virtually become a small historical museum.

Idioms Related to 瓦棺篆鼎

More idioms starting with 瓦

  • wǎ瓦hé合zhī之zú卒disorganized rabble troops
  • wǎ瓦qì器bàng蚌pán盘simple and coarse eating utensils
  • wǎ瓦yǐng影zhī之yú鱼seek shelter or protection from others
  • wǎ瓦yǐng影guī龟yú鱼nitpick others' minor flaws
  • wǎ瓦chá查niào尿nì溺utterly worthless or despicable things
  • wǎ瓦yù玉jí集róu糅mix good and bad indiscriminately
  • wǎ瓦guàn罐bù不lí离jǐng井shàng上pò破Risky endeavors eventually lead to failure
  • wǎ瓦guàn罐bù不lí离jǐng井kǒu口pò破Constant risk-taking leads to eventual mishap
  • wǎ瓦jiě解yún云sàn散disintegrate and scatter
  • wǎ瓦jiě解bīng冰pàn泮crumble and melt away
  • wǎ瓦jiě解bīng冰xiāo消disintegrate and vanish like melting ice
  • wǎ瓦jiě解bīng冰xiāo销disintegrate and vanish completely

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What does 瓦棺篆鼎 mean?

瓦棺篆鼎 (wǎ guān zhuàn dǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Ancient artifacts and antiquities”.

How do you pronounce 瓦棺篆鼎?

瓦棺篆鼎 is pronounced wǎ guān zhuàn dǐng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 瓦棺篆鼎 literally mean?

Literally, 瓦棺篆鼎 means “earthen coffin and seal-scripted tripod”. It is used to mean “Ancient artifacts and antiquities”.

What is the Chinese definition of 瓦棺篆鼎?

瓦棺:古代陶土葬具;篆鼎:铸有篆文的鼎器。泛指古董文物

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