钟鸣鼎食

Traditional form:

鐘鳴鼎食

Pinyin (reading):

zhōngmíngdǐngshí

Definitions:

• extravagant lifestyle

Characters:

• 钟 - clock; bell
• 鸣 - a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound
• 鼎 - large, three-legged bronze cauldron
• 食 - food; to eat

Traditional characters:

• 鐘 - clock; bell
• 鳴 - a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound
• 鼎 - large, three-legged bronze cauldron
• 食 - food; to eat