yī​yán​jiǔ​dǐng

weighty words

一言九鼎 yī​yán​jiǔ​dǐng
weighty words
(idiom) words that carry enormous weight; a promise or advice of great importance that can have a decisive effect; unlike 一诺千金 yī​nuò​qiān​jīn, which emphasizes keeping one's word, this term emphasizes the decisive power or weight of one's speech

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0.120 per million appears in 0% of films
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1.19 per million

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