一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
言 yán
HSK 4
words, speech; speak, say
九 jiǔ
HSK 1
nine
鼎 dǐng large, three-legged bronze caldron