鐘鳴鼎食
Chinese
clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell | to cry (of birds) | extravagant food | ||
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trad. (鐘鳴鼎食) | 鐘 | 鳴 | 鼎食 | |
simp. (钟鸣鼎食) | 钟 | 鸣 | 鼎食 |
Pronunciation
Idiom
鐘鳴鼎食
- extravagant lifestyle
- 閭閻撲地,鐘鳴鼎食之家。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 675, 王勃 (Wang Bo), 《滕王閣序》
- Lǘyánpūdì, zhōngmíngdǐngshí zhī jiā. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
闾阎扑地,钟鸣鼎食之家。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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