禁鼎一脔 — “Something exceedingly rare and precious”
禁鼎一脔 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Something exceedingly rare and precious”. Akin to a choice cut of meat reserved for imperial consumption from a sacred tripod cauldron. Literally, “A morsel from the imperial cauldron”.
禁鼎一脔 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 禁鼎一脔 mean?
禁鼎一脔 (jìn dǐng yī luán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Something exceedingly rare and precious”.
How do you pronounce 禁鼎一脔?
禁鼎一脔 is pronounced jìn dǐng yī luán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 禁鼎一脔 literally mean?
Literally, 禁鼎一脔 means “a morsel from the imperial cauldron”. It is used to mean “Something exceedingly rare and precious”.
What is the Chinese definition of 禁鼎一脔?
御用鼎器中的一块肉。比喻珍美之物。