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海内鼎沸 — “Widespread unrest and turmoil throughout a region or the whole country”

海内鼎沸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Widespread unrest and turmoil throughout a region or the whole country”. The whole land is in great chaos and upheaval. Literally, “the whole country boiling like a cauldron”.

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海内鼎沸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

海内鼎沸 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast
内
nèi4inside, inner, within
鼎
dǐng13ancient tripod cauldron
沸
fèi8boil, effervesce, agitated

Example Sentence with 海内鼎沸

突如其来的经济危机使得民众恐慌,物价飞涨,一时间海内鼎沸,人心惶惶。
The sudden economic crisis caused public panic and soaring prices, leading to widespread chaos and apprehension among the people.

Idioms Related to 海内鼎沸

Synonyms of 海内鼎沸

  • tiān天xià下dà大luàn乱widespread chaos and turmoil

Antonyms of 海内鼎沸

  • tài太píng平shèng盛shì世a golden age of peace and prosperity

More idioms starting with 海

  • hǎi海bù不yáng扬bō波profound peace and tranquility
  • hǎi海bù不bō波yì溢calm and peaceful, free from trouble
  • hǎi海zhōng中lāo捞yuè月make a futile attempt
  • hǎi海nèi内cún存zhī知jǐ己,,tiān天yá涯ruò若bǐ比lín邻Bosom friends make distant lands seem near
  • hǎi海nèi内wú无shuāng双unparalleled in the world
  • hǎi海nèi内dàn澹rán然universal peace and order
  • hǎi海běi北tiān天nán南far apart as north sea and south sky
  • hǎi海xiào啸shān山bēng崩overwhelming and rapidly approaching force
  • hǎi海wài外qí奇tán谈groundless absurd talk or rumors
  • hǎi海wài外fú扶yú余a distant foreign land
  • hǎi海yàn宴hé河qīng清universal peace and tranquility
  • hǎi海wū屋tiān添chóu筹wishing immense longevity

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Questions about 海内鼎沸

What does 海内鼎沸 mean?

海内鼎沸 (hǎi nèi dǐng fèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Widespread unrest and turmoil throughout a region or the whole country”.

How do you pronounce 海内鼎沸?

海内鼎沸 is pronounced hǎi nèi dǐng fèi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 海内鼎沸 literally mean?

Literally, 海内鼎沸 means “the whole country boiling like a cauldron”. It is used to mean “Widespread unrest and turmoil throughout a region or the whole country”.

What is the Chinese definition of 海内鼎沸?

鼎沸:比喻局势不安定,如同鼎水沸腾。形容天下大乱。

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