dǐngdǐng

great / very important

dǐng

ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes

dǐngshèng

flourishing / at its peak / a golden age

dǐngfèi

a confused noise / a racket

jiǔdǐng

The Nine Cauldrons, symbol of Imperial power dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1100 BC)

wèndǐngqīngzhòng

lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power

wèndǐngzhōngyuán

lit. to inquire of the tripods (idiom); fig. to plan to seize power of the whole country / grand ambitions to win

rénshēngdǐngfèi

lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom) / hubbub / brouhaha

rǎnzhǐyúdǐng

lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie / to get a share of the action

wèndǐng

lit. to inquire of the tripods (idiom); fig. to plan to seize power of the whole country / grand ambitions to win