尝鼎一脔 — “To know the whole by tasting a single piece of meat from the cauldron”
尝鼎一脔 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to know the whole by tasting a single piece of meat from the cauldron”. To infer the general from the particular; to judge the whole by observing a part. Literally, “Taste one slice of meat from the cauldron”.
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What does 尝鼎一脔 mean?
尝鼎一脔 (cháng dǐng yì luán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to know the whole by tasting a single piece of meat from the cauldron”.
How do you pronounce 尝鼎一脔?
尝鼎一脔 is pronounced cháng dǐng yì luán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 尝鼎一脔 literally mean?
Literally, 尝鼎一脔 means “Taste one slice of meat from the cauldron”. It is used to mean “to know the whole by tasting a single piece of meat from the cauldron”.
What is the Chinese definition of 尝鼎一脔?
鼎：古代炊具，三足两耳；脔：切成块的肉。尝鼎里一片肉，就可以知道整个鼎里的肉味。