鼎族

dǐngzú
  1. rich patriarchal family
  2. aristocracy

CEDICT

大家巨族。南朝陈．徐陵〈为王仪同致仕表〉：「五陵鼎族，家传轩冕。四族乡侯，荣由恩泽。」唐．白行简《李娃传》：「君当结媛鼎族，以奉蒸尝。中外婚媾，无自黩也。」也作「鼎姓」。

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Entry Composition

1 鼎 dǐng
  1. ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs
  2. pot (dialect)
  3. to enter upon a period of (classical)
  4. Kangxi radical 206
  5. one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes
2 族 zú
  1. race
  2. nationality
  3. ethnicity
  4. clan
  5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

Related entries

王侯 wánghóu aristocracy
王侯公卿 wánghóugōngqīng aristocracy
贵族社会 guìzúshèhuì aristocracy
贵族 guìzú
  1. lord
  2. nobility
  3. nobleman
  4. noblewoman
  5. aristocrat
  6. aristocracy
贵族住在故宫的东边和西边。

Aristocrats lived to the east and west of the imperial palace.

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