one 's word carries the weight of nine tripods(yán zhòng jiǔ dǐng)
one 's word carries the weight of nine tripods
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y á nzh òǔǔ D ǐ ng, meaning to speak with weight. It comes from Volume 15 of Shao Shi Wen Jian Hou Lu.
The origin of Idioms
Volume 15 of Shao Shi Wen Jian Hou Lu (Shao Shi Wen Jian Hou Lu) written by Shao Bo of Song Dynasty: "in the past, the reason why it was proposed to advance and retreat the world's literati and bureaucrats is that they now attach importance to power and position. Therefore, in a word, the nine tripods are not enough."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing
Chinese PinYin : yán zhòng jiǔ dǐng
one 's word carries the weight of nine tripods
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