Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
鼎铛玉石 dǐng chēng yù shí
waste of precious things; not value treasure
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material
- 2. casting pearls before swine