问鼎轻重 — Chinese idiom
问鼎轻重
wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
Traditional: 問鼎輕重
Meaning
- lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy ; a laughable attempt to seize power
Character by character
- 问wènto ask about, to inquire after
- 鼎dǐnglarge, three-legged bronze cauldron
- 轻qīnglight, gentle; simple, easy
- 重zhòngheavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
Idioms sharing a character
- 不闻不问 bù wén bù wèn
- 入境问俗 rù jìng wèn sú
- 刨根问底 páo gēn wèn dǐ
- 问客杀鸡 wèn kè shā jī
- 问寒问暖 wèn hán wèn nuǎn
- 问心无愧 wèn xīn wú kuì
- 问道于盲 wèn dào yú máng
- 问鼎中原 wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
- 嘘寒问暖 xū hán wèn nuǎn
- 寻根问底 xún gēn wèn dǐ
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