jat1 jin4 gau2 ding2一言九鼎
Jyutpingjat1 jin4 gau2 ding2
Yaleyāt yình gáu díng

Definition

one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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jing4 hau6to greet; to await the arrival of
易如反掌
ji6 jyu4 faan2 zoeng2easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
鹽池盐池
jim4 ci4Yanchi county in Ningxia
羽翼豐滿羽翼丰满
jyu5 jik6 fung1 mun5fully fledged
以心為心以心为心
ji5 sam1 wai4 sam1Feel for others; judge others you would like be judged by others
元謀縣元谋县
jyun4 mau4 jyun6Yuanmou, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi...
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