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鐘鳴鼎食

简钟鸣鼎食 · 繁鐘鳴鼎食

Mandarin · pinyin zhōng míng dǐng shí

extravagant lifestyle

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鼎: dǐng · large, three-legged bronze caldron; Kangxi radical 206; hexagram ䷱
食: shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
钟: zhōng · clock; bell
鸣: míng · cry of bird or animal; make sound

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1–2–3–2 · zhong1 ming2 ding3 shi2

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(metonymic) extravagant lifestyle

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