- 王(shape of pearls strung on a thread)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丶(dot distinguishing from 王 (king))ASSOCIATIVE
Precious jewels strung like beads on a cord, with a dot to distinguish from the king character.
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鼎铛玉石
鼎铛玉石
lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material
- 貳名noun
casting pearls before swine
- ，。
The cauldron and cooking vessel are made of jade and stone, and it would be a pity to discard them.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS鼎铛玉石
Traditional鼎鐺玉石
lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material
- 貳名noun
casting pearls before swine
- ，。
The cauldron and cooking vessel are made of jade and stone, and it would be a pity to discard them.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 王(shape of pearls strung on a thread)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丶(dot distinguishing from 王 (king))ASSOCIATIVE
Precious jewels strung like beads on a cord, with a dot to distinguish from the king character.
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