zhōng
míng
dǐng
shí

idiom
common

Meaning of 钟鸣鼎食

钟鸣鼎食 means to live in luxury; (of aristocratic families) to dine with bells ringing and ritual tripods arrayed. Pronounced zhōng míng dǐng shí.

  • to live in luxury; (of aristocratic families) to dine with bells ringing and ritual tripods arrayed

Definitions & Examples

yán
 
zhōng
míng
dǐng
shí
zhī
jiā
 

Houses packed the ground, homes of the rich and powerful where bells rang and tripods stood.

Zhè
zhǒng
zhōng
míng
dǐng
shí
de
shēng
huó
 
shì
zhí
xiàng
wǎng
de
 

This kind of extravagant lifestyle is what he has always longed for.

Jiǎ
shì
zhōng
míng
dǐng
shí
de
jiā
 

The Jia household was a large aristocratic family living in luxury.