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Today’s idiom is 「鼎食鳴鐘」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Strike the bell and set up the tripods for eating. Describes the luxurious lifestyle of the nobility. Same as “ringing the bell when food is served”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dǐng shí míng zhōng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ding2 sik6 ming4 jung1
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