问鼎
问鼎問鼎 wèn dǐng ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ man6 ding2
- to aspire to the throne
- to aim at (the first place etc)
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
问
- 反问反問 fǎn wèn ㄈㄢˇ ㄨㄣˋ faan2 man6 to ask (a question) in reply
- 问世問世 wèn shì ㄨㄣˋ ㄕˋ man6 sai3 to be published
- 问候問候 wèn hòu ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄡˋ man6 hau6 to give one's respects
- 问卷問卷 wèn juàn ㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ man6 gyun2 questionnaire
- 问好問好 wèn hǎo ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄠˇ man6 hou2 to say hello to
- 问路問路 wèn lù ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨˋ man6 lou6 to ask for directions
鼎
- 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ daai6 ming4 ding2 ding2 grand reputation
- 九鼎 Jiǔ Dǐng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ gau2 ding2 the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
- 定鼎 dìng dǐng ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ding6 ding2 lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great)
- 福鼎 Fú dǐng ㄈㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ fuk1 ding2 see 福鼎市[Fu2 ding3 Shi4]
- 鼎力 dǐng lì ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˋ ding2 lik6 (honorific) your kind efforts
- 鼎助 dǐng zhù ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨˋ ding2 zo6 (honorific) your inestimable assistance
Idioms with these characters
- 不闻不问不聞不問 bù wén bù wèn ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣˋ bat1 man6 bat1 man6 not to hear, not to question (idiom)
- 答非所问答非所問 dá fēi suǒ wèn ㄉㄚˊ ㄈㄟ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄣˋ daap3 fei1 so2 man6 (idiom) to sidestep the question
- 访贫问苦訪貧問苦 fǎng pín wèn kǔ ㄈㄤˇ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄨˇ fong2 pan4 man6 fu2 to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)
- 访亲问友訪親問友 fǎng qīn wèn yǒu ㄈㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ fong2 can1 man6 jau5 to visit friends and relations (idiom)
- 耕当问奴耕當問奴 gēng dāng wèn nú ㄍㄥ ㄉㄤ ㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄨˊ gaang1 dong1 man6 nou4 if it's plowing, ask the laborer (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
- 鼎铛玉石鼎鐺玉石 dǐng chēng yù shí ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄥ ㄩˋ ㄕˊ ding2 caang1 juk6 sek6 lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material
- 革故鼎新 gé gù dǐng xīn ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄣ gaak3 gu3 ding2 san1 to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate
- 民怨鼎沸 mín yuàn dǐng fèi ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄈㄟˋ man4 jyun3 ding2 fai3 seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over
- 染指于鼎染指於鼎 rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng ㄖㄢˇ ㄓˇ ㄩˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ jim5 zi2 jyu1 ding2 lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
- 人声鼎沸人聲鼎沸 rén shēng dǐng fèi ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄈㄟˋ jan4 sing1 ding2 fai3 lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)