Chen Ding

Chen Ding

The Chinese idiom, J ī zh ō ngch é nd ǐ ng in pinyin, refers to striking the bell and eating the tripod, which can describe the luxury of aristocracy. It comes from historical records, biographies of merchants.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of the merchants in historical records, it is said that "sprinkling, slicing, and Chih's Dingshi.". Ma Yiqian's prescription, Zhang Li's bell

Idiom usage

[example] preface to the ode to the new Tongbai temple in Tiantai Mountain, Tang Dynasty, written by Cui Shang of Tang Dynasty: "those who beat the bell to Chen Ding, will spray water."