鼎鼐调和
dǐng​nài​tiáo​hé

to harmonize the caldrons

  • created reference approved 鼎鼐调和/鼎鼐調和 → 调和鼎鼐/調和鼎鼐 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鼎鼐调和 / 鼎鼐調和 dǐng​nài​tiáo​hé

    调和鼎鼐 / 調和鼎鼐 tiáo​hé​dǐng​nài

    see

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  • created sense approved 鼎鼐调和/鼎鼐調和 · dǐng​nài​tiáo​hé · to harmonize the caldrons — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鼎鼐调和 / 鼎鼐調和

    dǐng​nài​tiáo​hé

    to harmonize the caldrons

    Originally meaning to season food in cooking vessels, this metaphor describes the duty of a prime minister or high official to manage state affairs and resolve personnel conflicts; also written as [[调和鼎鼐|調和鼎鼐|tiao2 he2 ding3 nai4]]

    鼎鼐 (literal) → 鼎鼐 · dǐng​nài · premiership 调和 (literal) → 调和/調和 · tiáo​hé · to regulate

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