鼎盛

鼎盛

Chinese

		ancient bronze cauldron; throne; (Min) wok	flourishing; to hold; contain flourishing; to hold; contain; to ladle; pick up with a utensil; surname
simp. and trad. (鼎盛)		鼎	盛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǐngshèng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ding² sing⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tín-sṳn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǐngshèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǐngshèng
    • Wade–Giles: ting³-shêng⁴
    • Yale: dǐng-shèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diingshenq
    • Palladius: диншэн (dinšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ding² sing⁶
    • Yale: díng sihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ding² sing⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ding² xing⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɪŋ³⁵ sɪŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tín-sṳn
    • Hakka Romanization System: din` siin
    • Hagfa Pinyim: din³ sin⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tin³¹ sɨn⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /teŋ^X  d͡ʑiᴇŋ^H/

Rime
Character	鼎	盛
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	端 (5)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	青 (125)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	III
Fanqie	都挺切	承正切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/teŋX/	/d͡ʑiᴇŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/teŋX/	/d͡ʑiɛŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/tɛŋX/	/d͡ʑiæŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/tɛjŋX/	/d͡ʑiajŋH/
Li Rong	/teŋX/	/ʑiɛŋH/
Wang Li	/tieŋX/	/ʑĭɛŋH/
Bernard Karlgren	/tieŋX/	/ʑi̯ɛŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dǐng	shèng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ding2	sing6

Adjective

鼎盛

1. flourishing; prospering; at its peak

   鼎盛時期／鼎盛时期  ―  dǐngshèng shíqī  ―  period of great prosperity; golden age

2. in the prime of life

   春秋鼎盛  ―  chūnqiū dǐngshèng  ―  in the prime of one's life

Synonyms

• (flourishing):

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Synonyms of 鼎盛

卬卬 (áng'áng) (literary) 富昌 (fùchāng) (literary) 富盛 (fùshèng) (literary) 旺盛 (wàngshèng) 昌 (chāng) (literary, or in compounds) 昌明 (chāngmíng) (literary, of a government, culture, etc.) 昌盛 (chāngshèng) 昌隆 (chānglóng) 火爆 (huǒbào) 繁盛 (fánshèng) 茂盛 (màoshèng) 蓬勃 (péngbó) 蕃昌 (fánchāng) (literary)

隆昌 (lóngchāng) (literary) 隆盛 (lóngshèng) 富強／富强 (fùqiáng) 強盛／强盛 (qiángshèng) 景氣／景气 (jǐngqì) 條暢／条畅 (tiáochàng) (literary) 紅火／红火 (hónghuo) (mainland China) 繁榮／繁荣 (fánróng) 繁華／繁华 (fánhuá) 興旺／兴旺 (xīngwàng) 興盛／兴盛 (xīngshèng) 興隆／兴隆 (xīnglóng)

• (in the prime of life):

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Synonyms of 鼎盛

健身 (Min Nan) 硬朗 (yìnglang) 硬程 (Hakka) 粗大 (cūdà) 肥美 (féiměi) 𠕇擢 (Zhangzhou Hokkien) 健斗 (Min Nan) 健壯／健壮 (jiànzhuàng) 勇壯／勇壮 (yǒngzhuàng) (literary, Min Nan) 堅實／坚实 (jiānshí) 壯健／壮健 (zhuàngjiàn) 壯大／壮大 (zhuàngdà)

壯實／壮实 (zhuàngshi) 強健／强健 (qiángjiàn) 強勁／强劲 (qiángjìng) 強壯／强壮 (qiángzhuàng) 皮實／皮实 (píshi) 矯健／矫健 (jiǎojiàn) 矯捷／矫捷 (jiǎojié) 精壯／精壮 (jīngzhuàng) 結實／结实 (jiēshi) 肥壯／肥壮 (féizhuàng) 茁壯／茁壮 (zhuózhuàng) 鋼鐵／钢铁 (gāngtiě) (literary, figuratively)

Antonyms

• (flourishing):

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不景 (bùjǐng) (Hong Kong) 冷淡 (lěngdàn) 清淡 (qīngdàn)

不景氣／不景气 (bùjǐngqì) 慘淡／惨淡 (cǎndàn) 蕭條／萧条 (xiāotiáo)

Derived terms

春秋鼎盛 (chūnqiūdǐngshèng) 衣冠鼎盛

香火鼎盛 鼎盛期