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鼎(ding)是最重要的青铜器之一，最初被用来烹煮和盛贮肉类。后来鼎被用于烹饪祭祀给神灵的祭品，而上升成为礼器(sacrificial vessel)。作为我国青铜文化的代表，鼎是中国古代文明的见证，也是文化的载体。鼎在中国历史上被视为国家和权力的象征。直到现在，中国人仍然有一种鼎崇拜的意识。“鼎”字也被赋予“显赫”“尊贵”“盛大”等引申意义，如：一言九鼎、大名鼎鼎、鼎盛时期、鼎力相助等。
>> Ding
As one of the most important bronze ware, ding was initially used to cook and store meat. Later on, ding became a sacrificial vessel in which sacrifices to gods were cooked. As a representative of China's bronze culture, ding serves as a witness to the ancient Chinese civilization as well as the carrier of culture. In the history of China, ding was regarded as a token of state and power. Nowadays, Chinese people still have an awareness of ding worship. The character ding is also endowed with extended meanings such as “eminent”, “honorable”, “magnificent”, etc., as can be seen in Chinese idioms yiyanjiuding, damingdingding, dingshengshiqi, dinglixiangzhu, etc., which respectively mean “someone's words carry weight”, “well-known”, “golden age” and “give valuable assistance”.
