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钟鸣鼎食
zhōng míng dǐng shí
Pinyin
Definition
钟鸣鼎食
-
zhōng míng dǐng shí
extravagant lifestyle
Character Decomposition
钟
钅
口
丨
鸣
口
鸟
鼎
鼎
食
食
Related Words
(20)
问鼎
wèn dǐng
1
to aspire to the throne
2
to aim at (the first place etc)
美食
měi shí
1
culinary delicacy
2
fine food
3
gourmet food
零食
líng shí
1
between-meal nibbles
2
snacks
食
shí
1
to eat
2
food
3
animal feed
4
eclipse
食品
shí pǐn
1
foodstuff
2
food
3
provisions
4
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
食物
shí wù
1
food
2
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
饮食
yǐn shí
1
food and drink
2
diet
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
1
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
主食
zhǔ shí
1
main food
2
staple (rice and noodles)
伙食
huǒ shí
1
food
2
meals
厌食
yàn shí
1
anorexia
挑食
tiāo shí
1
to be picky about food
暴食
bào shí
1
to eat too much
2
to binge
消食
xiāo shí
1
to aid digestion
甜食
tián shí
1
dessert
2
sweet
节食
jié shí
1
to save food
2
to go on a diet
粮食
liáng shi
1
foodstuff
2
cereals
3
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
素食
sù shí
1
vegetables
2
vegetarian food
肉食
ròu shí
1
carnivorous
膳食
shàn shí
1
meal
Idioms
(20)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
1
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
1
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
2
fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
3
in dire straits
人为财死,鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
1
lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
2
fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
人声鼎沸
rén shēng dǐng fèi
1
lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)
2
hubbub
3
brouhaha
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
1
to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
问鼎轻重
wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
1
lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
1
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
2
to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
1
to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
2
diligently attending to official matters
寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān
1
lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
2
fig. extremely worried and troubled
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
1
to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
2
to skip one's sleep and meals
3
to be completely wrapped up in one's work
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
1
lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
2
the law of the jungle
染指于鼎
rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng
1
lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
2
to get a share of the action
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
1
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
2
Food first, ethical niceties second
民怨鼎沸
mín yuàn dǐng fèi
1
seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over
灭此朝食
miè cǐ zhāo shí
1
lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
2
anxious to do battle (idiom)
狂饮暴食
kuáng yǐn bào shí
1
drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess
率兽食人
shuài shòu shí rén
1
lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
发愤忘食
fā fèn wàng shí
1
so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
砚田之食
yàn tián zhī shí
1
to make a living by writing (idiom)
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
1
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
Sample Sentences