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Let’s learn about the idiom 「鼎食鳴鐘」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
Ding: an ancient cooking utensil; Zhong: an ancient musical instrument. Strike the bell and set up the tripods for eating. Describes the luxurious lifestyle of the nobility.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dǐng shí míng zhōng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ding2 sik6 ming4 jung1
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