❶legendary nine tripods (made by Emperor Yu of the Xia Dynasty and passed down through the Zhou Dynasty as national treasures)
❷sth. of heavy weight or great importance
《九鼎》jiu ding
Maker of the Nine Cauldrons→Unknown
九鼎
❶nine tripods—legendary tripods made by Emperor Yu of the Xia Dynasty and passed down through Zhou as national treasures
❷sth of heavy weight; words of decisive importance
一言～ a word that carries much weight;significant word