4 characters Idiom and proverb 28 353

Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「鐘鼎人家」, with details below.

Let’s learn about the idiom 「鐘鼎人家」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

A family of wealth and power. Same as “House of Bells and Tripods”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhōng dǐng rén jiā

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jung1 ding2 yan4 ga1

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.