問鼎

Chinese

		to ask	ancient bronze cauldron; throne; (Min) wok
trad. (問鼎)		問	鼎
simp. (问鼎)		问	鼎

Etymology

From Zuozhuan:

楚子伐陸渾之戎，遂至於雒，觀兵於周疆。定王使王孫滿勞楚子，楚子問鼎之大小輕重焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]
楚子伐陆浑之戎，遂至于雒，观兵于周疆。定王使王孙满劳楚子，楚子问鼎之大小轻重焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Commentary of Zuo, circa 4^th century BCE

Chǔ Zǐ fá Lù Hún zhī róng, suì zhì yú luò, guān bīng yú Zhōu jiāng. Dìngwáng shǐ Wángsūn Mǎn láo Chǔ Zǐ, Chǔ Zǐ wèn dǐng zhī dàxiǎo qīngzhòng yān. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wèndǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁶ ding²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wèndǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenndiing
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ən⁵¹ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: man⁶ ding²
  - Yale: mahn díng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: man⁶ ding²
  - Guangdong Romanization: men⁶ ding²
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐn²² tɪŋ³⁵/

Middle Chinese: /mɨun^H teŋ^X/▼

Rime
Character	問	鼎
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	端 (5)
Final (韻)	文 (59)	青 (125)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	亡運切	都挺切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mɨun^H/	/teŋ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/miun^H/	/teŋ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/miuən^H/	/tɛŋ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mun^H/	/tɛjŋ^X/
Li Rong	/miuən^H/	/teŋ^X/
Wang Li	/mĭuən^H/	/tieŋ^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/mi̯uən^H/	/tieŋ^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wèn	dǐng

Verb

問鼎

to aspire to the throne
to invade
to get involved with
to aim at (the first place etc); to compete for

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