Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「言重九鼎」, as shown below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「言重九鼎」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
It is used to describe that what one says is weighty; compared to it, the Nine Cauldrons are not that heavy.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yán zhòng jiǔ dǐng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yin4 jung6/chung5/chung4 gau2 ding2
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
