See 問鼎 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "The Viscount of Chu attacks the barbaric tribes of Luhun. Then he arrives at Luoyi and parades his armies within the border of Zhou. The King Ding sends Wangsun (Prince) Man to reward the viscount. (The Viscount) asks (Man) about the size and weight of the Nine Dings (the symbol of the utmost authority over the inhabited world).",
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"ref": " Commentary of Zuo, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE",
"roman": "Chǔ Zǐ fá Lùhún zhī róng, suì zhì yú Luò, guān bīng yú Zhōu jiāng. Dìngwáng shǐ Wángsūn Mǎn lào Chǔ Zǐ, Chǔ Zǐ wèn dǐng zhī dàxiǎo qīngzhòng yān.",
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"text": "楚子伐陸渾之戎，遂至於雒，觀兵於周疆。定王使王孫滿勞楚子，楚子問鼎之大小輕重焉。",
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"english": "The Viscount of Chu attacks the barbaric tribes of Luhun. Then he arrives at Luoyi and parades his armies within the border of Zhou. The King Ding sends Wangsun (Prince) Man to reward the viscount. (The Viscount) asks (Man) about the size and weight of the Nine Dings (the symbol of the utmost authority over the inhabited world).",
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"text": "楚子伐陆浑之戎，遂至于雒，观兵于周疆。定王使王孙满劳楚子，楚子问鼎之大小轻重焉。",
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"zh-pron": "wèndǐng"
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"zh-pron": "ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ"
},
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"zh-pron": "man⁶ ding²"
},
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"zh-pron": "wèndǐng"
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"zh-pron": "wùndǐng"
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"zh-pron": "wên⁴-ting³"
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"zh-pron": "вэньдин"
},
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"zh-pron": "vɛnʹdin"
},
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"ipa": "/wən⁵¹ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"english": "The Viscount of Chu attacks the barbaric tribes of Luhun. Then he arrives at Luoyi and parades his armies within the border of Zhou. The King Ding sends Wangsun (Prince) Man to reward the viscount. (The Viscount) asks (Man) about the size and weight of the Nine Dings (the symbol of the utmost authority over the inhabited world).",
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"text": "楚子伐陸渾之戎，遂至於雒，觀兵於周疆。定王使王孫滿勞楚子，楚子問鼎之大小輕重焉。",
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"text": "楚子伐陆浑之戎，遂至于雒，观兵于周疆。定王使王孙满劳楚子，楚子问鼎之大小轻重焉。",
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"to aspire to the throne"
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"to get involved with"
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},
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"zh-pron": "wenndiing"
},
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"Mandarin",
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"zh-pron": "вэньдин"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "vɛnʹdin"
},
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Download raw JSONL data for 問鼎 meaning in Chinese (3.7kB)
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