鼎革 dǐng gé ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄜˊ ding2 gaak3
- change of dynasties
- clear out the old, bring in the new
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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
- 鼎足 dǐng zú ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨˊ ding2 zuk1 lit. the three legs of a tripod
- 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
革
- 改革 gǎi gé ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄜˊ goi2 gaak3 reform
- 变革 變革 biàn gé ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄜˊ bin3 gaak3 to transform
- 革命 gé mìng ㄍㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ gaak3 ming6 to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning)
- 革新 gé xīn ㄍㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ gaak3 san1 to innovate
- 改革开放 改革開放 gǎi gé kāi fàng ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄜˊ ㄎㄞ ㄈㄤˋ goi2 gaak3 hoi1 fong3 to reform and open to the outside world
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- 文革 Wén gé ㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄜˊ man4 gaak3 Cultural Revolution (1966-76) (abbr. for 文化大革命)
- 沿革 yán gé ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄜˊ jyun4 gaak3 evolution of sth over time
- 皮革 pí gé ㄆㄧˊ ㄍㄜˊ pei4 gaak3 leather
- 裁革 cái gé ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄜˊ coi4 gaak3 to dismiss
- 开革 開革 kāi gé ㄎㄞ ㄍㄜˊ hoi1 gaak3 to fire
- 革出 gé chū ㄍㄜˊ ㄔㄨ gaak3 ceot1 to expel
- 革吉 Gé jí ㄍㄜˊ ㄐㄧˊ gaak3 gat1 see 革吉县
- 革囊 gé náng ㄍㄜˊ ㄋㄤˊ gaak3 nong4 leather purse
- 革履 gé lǚ ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄩˇ gaak3 lei5 leather (shoes)
- 革职 革職 gé zhí ㄍㄜˊ ㄓˊ gaak3 zik1 to sack
- 革退 gé tuì ㄍㄜˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ gaak3 teoi3 to dismiss from a post
- 革除 gé chú ㄍㄜˊ ㄔㄨˊ gaak3 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 人造革 rén zào gé ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄠˋ ㄍㄜˊ jan4 zou6 gaak3 artificial leather
- 反革命 fǎn gé mìng ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ faan2 gaak3 ming6 counterrevolutionary
- 合成革 hé chéng gé ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄜˊ hap6 sing4 gaak3 synthetic leather
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