鐘鳴鼎食
Chinese
| clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell | to cry (of birds) | extravagant food | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鐘鳴鼎食) | 鐘 | 鳴 | 鼎食 | |
| simp. (钟鸣鼎食) | 钟 | 鸣 | 鼎食 | |
Etymology
From Tengwang Ge Xu:
- 閭閻撲地,鐘鳴鼎食之家;舸艦弥津,青雀黃龍之舳。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: 675, 王勃 (Wang Bo), 《滕王閣序》
- Lǘyán pūdì, zhōng míng dǐng shí zhī jiā; gějiàn mí jīn, qīngquè huánglóng zhī zhú. [Pinyin]
- There are houses everywhere. There are families of great affluence, whose meals are served within tripods and to the accompaniment of music. Massive ships and fierce war vessels are densely moored at the ports. On the sterns of them are carved designs of blue birds and brown dragons.
闾阎扑地,钟鸣鼎食之家;舸舰弥津,青雀黄龙之舳。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngmíngdǐngshí
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhongmíngdǐngshíh
- Wade–Giles: chung1-ming2-ting3-shih2
- Yale: jūng-míng-dǐng-shŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongmingdiingshyr
- Palladius: чжунминдинши (čžunmindinši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 ming4 ding2 sik6
- Yale: jūng mìhng díng sihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 ming4 ding2 sik9
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 ming4 ding2 xig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ tɪŋ³⁵ sɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: tsyowng mjaeng tengX zyik
Idiom
鐘鳴鼎食
- (metonymic) extravagant lifestyle