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鼎鐺玉石 (ding2 caang1 juk6 sek6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

鼎鐺玉石 (ding2 caang1 juk6 sek6, dǐng chēng yù shí) — lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material; casting pearls before swine

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 鼎 (ding2) — ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs; pot (d…
• 鼎力 (ding2 lik6) — (honorific) your kind efforts; thanks to your help
• 鼎力相助 (ding2 lik6 soeng1 zo6) — We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
• 鼎助 (ding2 zo6) — (honorific) your inestimable assistance; thanks to your help
• 鼎城 (ding2 sing4) — see 鼎城區|鼎城区[Ding3 cheng2 Qu1]
• 鼎城區 (ding2 sing4 keoi1) — Dingcheng, a district of Changde City 常德市[Chang2 de2 Shi4], Hunan

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