一言九鼎 in English yi1 yan2 jiu3 ding3 Meaning

Meanings

• one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiomatic expression); words of enormous weight

Pinyin

yi1 yan2 jiu3 ding3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 言yan2words 九jiu3nine 鼎ding3ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs