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一言九鼎
yīyánjiǔdǐng
1. one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight

Character Breakdown

一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1 1 丶
言
yán
words, speech; to speak, to say
HSK 4 7 丶
九
jiǔ
nine
HSK 1 2 丶
鼎
dǐng
large, three-legged bronze cauldron
12 丶

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Chinese