鼎折足

Chinese

		ancient bronze cauldron; throne; (Min) wok	tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)	foot; to be sufficient
simp. and trad. (鼎折足)		鼎	折	足
Literally: “tripod with a broken leg”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǐngzhézú

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄗㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǐngzhézú
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄗㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǐngjhézú
    • Wade–Giles: ting³-chê²-tsu²
    • Yale: dǐng-jé-dzú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diingjertzwu
    • Palladius: динчжэцзу (dinčžɛczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ t͡su³⁵/

Noun

鼎折足

1. minister who ruins the state