We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「問鼎輕重」, explained below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「問鼎輕重」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
Ask about the size and importance of the tripod. Refers to the attempt to seize the world.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
man6 ding2 heng1 jung6/chung5/chung4
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