一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng

words with great weight; very trustworthy speech

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 47952nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
九 jiǔ HSK 1
nine; 9
鼎 dǐng
ancient three-legged cauldron