鼎铛玉石 — “To treat valuable objects as common trifles”
鼎铛玉石 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat valuable objects as common trifles”. To live in extreme extravagance and waste. Literally, “To regard tripods as pots and jade as stones”.
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鼎铛玉石 Pronunciation and Pinyin
鼎铛玉石 Character Breakdown
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那位富翁过着鼎铛玉石的生活，对财富的挥霍令人咋舌。
That millionaire lived a life of extreme extravagance, his squandering of wealth was astonishing.
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- dǐng鼎chéng成lóng龙qù去an emperor's death
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- dǐng鼎shé折sù餗fù覆undertake a task beyond one's capability
- dǐng鼎xīn新gé革gù故discard the old and establish the new
- dǐng鼎hú湖lóng龙qù去the passing of an emperor
- dǐng鼎yù玉guī龟fú符imperial treasures and symbols of divine mandate
- dǐng鼎zú足sān三fēn分three equally strong parties in confrontation
- dǐng鼎zú足zhī之shì势tripartite standoff or balance of power
- dǐng鼎zú足ér而sān三three-way rivalry or balance
- dǐng鼎zú足ér而jū居form a three-way standoff
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What does 鼎铛玉石 mean?
鼎铛玉石 (dǐng chēng yù shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat valuable objects as common trifles”.
How do you pronounce 鼎铛玉石?
鼎铛玉石 is pronounced dǐng chēng yù shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鼎铛玉石 literally mean?
Literally, 鼎铛玉石 means “to regard tripods as pots and jade as stones”. It is used to mean “to treat valuable objects as common trifles”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鼎铛玉石?
视鼎如铛，视玉如石。形容生活极端奢侈。