鼎足 dǐng zú ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨˊ ding2 zuk1
- lit. the three legs of a tripod
- fig. three competing rivals
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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
- 问鼎 問鼎 wèn dǐng ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ man6 ding2 to aspire to the throne
- 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
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- 鼎力 dǐng lì ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˋ ding2 lik6 (honorific) your kind efforts
- 鼎助 dǐng zhù ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨˋ ding2 zo6 (honorific) your inestimable assistance
- 鼎城 Dǐng chéng ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄥˊ ding2 sing4 see 鼎城区
- 鼎峙 dǐng zhì ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓˋ ding2 ci5 (literary) to form a tripartite confrontation
- 鼎新 dǐng xīn ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ding2 san1 to innovate
- 鼎族 dǐng zú ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨˊ ding2 zuk6 rich patriarchal family
- 鼎沸 dǐng fèi ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄈㄟˋ ding2 fai3 a confused noise
- 鼎湖 Dǐng hú ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄏㄨˊ ding2 wu4 see 鼎湖区
- 鼎盛 dǐng shèng ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˋ ding2 sing6 thriving
- 鼎立 dǐng lì ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˋ ding2 laap6 lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod
- 鼎革 dǐng gé ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄜˊ ding2 gaak3 change of dynasties
- 鼎食 dǐng shí ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕˊ ding2 sik6 extravagant food
- 鼎鼎 dǐng dǐng ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ding2 ding2 great
- 福鼎市 Fú dǐng Shì ㄈㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕˋ fuk1 ding2 si5 Fuding, a county-level city in Ningde City 宁德市, Fujian
- 钟鼎文 鐘鼎文 zhōng dǐng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 ding2 man4 bell-cauldron script
足
- 不足 bù zú ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ bat1 zuk1 insufficient
- 充足 chōng zú ㄔㄨㄥ ㄗㄨˊ cung1 zuk1 adequate
- 十足 shí zú ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ sap6 zuk1 ample
- 富足 fù zú ㄈㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ fu3 zuk1 rich
- 满足 滿足 mǎn zú ㄇㄢˇ ㄗㄨˊ mun5 zuk1 to satisfy
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- 知足 zhī zú ㄓ ㄗㄨˊ zi1 zuk1 content with one's situation
- 立足 lì zú ㄌㄧˋ ㄗㄨˊ laap6 zuk1 to stand
- 足以 zú yǐ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧˇ zuk1 ji5 sufficient to...
- 足够 足夠 zú gòu ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄡˋ zuk1 gau3 enough; sufficient
- 足球 zú qiú ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ zuk1 kau4 soccer; football
- 足迹 足跡 zú jì ㄗㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ zuk1 zik1 footprint
- 长足 長足 cháng zú ㄔㄤˊ ㄗㄨˊ coeng4 zuk1 remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
- 微不足道 wēi bù zú dào ㄨㄟ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ mei4 bat1 zuk1 dou6 negligible; insignificant
- 无足轻重 無足輕重 wú zú qīng zhòng ㄨˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ mou4 zuk1 hing1 cung5 insignificant
- 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 美中不足 měi zhōng bù zú ㄇㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ mei5 zung1 bat1 zuk1 everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
- 足智多谋 足智多謀 zú zhì duō móu ㄗㄨˊ ㄓˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄡˊ zuk1 zi3 do1 mau4 resourceful
- 世足 Shì zú ㄕˋ ㄗㄨˊ sai3 zuk1 World Cup (soccer) (Tw)
- 国足 國足 guó zú ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄨˊ gwok3 zuk1 national soccer team
- 大足 Dà zú ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨˊ daai6 zuk1 see 大足区
Idioms with these characters
- 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
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- 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)
- 三足鼎立 sān zú dǐng lì ㄙㄢ ㄗㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˋ saam1 zuk1 ding2 laap6 (idiom) to form a tripartite balance of power
- 问鼎轻重 問鼎輕重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ man6 ding2 hing1 cung5 lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
- 问鼎中原 問鼎中原 wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ man6 ding2 zung1 jyun4 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
- 一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ jat1 jin4 gau2 ding2 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
- 兵精粮足 兵精糧足 bīng jīng liáng zú ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄗㄨˊ bing1 zing1 loeng4 zuk1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces
- 不足挂齿 不足掛齒 bù zú guà chǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄔˇ bat1 zuk1 gwaa3 ci2 not worth mentioning (idiom)
- 不足为怪 不足為怪 bù zú wéi guài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ bat1 zuk1 wai4 gwaai3 not at all surprising (idiom)
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- 不足为奇 不足為奇 bù zú wéi qí ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˊ bat1 zuk1 wai4 kei4 not at all surprising (idiom)
- 捶胸顿足 捶胸頓足 chuí xiōng dùn zú ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄗㄨˊ ceoi4 hung1 deon6 zuk1 (idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc)
- 抵足而眠 dǐ zú ér mián ㄉㄧˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ dai2 zuk1 ji4 min4 lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship
- 丰衣足食 豐衣足食 fēng yī zú shí ㄈㄥ ㄧ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˊ fung1 ji1 zuk1 sik6 having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
- 裹足不前 guǒ zú bù qián ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gwo2 zuk1 bat1 cin4 to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
- 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 家给人足 家給人足 jiā jǐ rén zú ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊ gaa1 kap1 jan4 zuk1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off