Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

nhất ngôn cửu đỉnh

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Meaning · English

One word, nine bronze cauldrons — a promise with the weight of the ancient dynastic vessels behind it: what is said once is final and binding.

Literally: one word — nine cauldrons (Sino-Vietnamese)

Examples

Ông ấy nhất ngôn cửu đỉnh, đã nhận lời thì không bao giờ rút.His word carries nine cauldrons — once given, never withdrawn.

Editorial example (batch 059)

Sources & notes

Number-idiom class scrape (2026-08-11): violet.vn exercise list + voh.com.vn/song-dep/tuc-ngu-viet-nam-379232.html + vndoc.com roundup. Definition original.

Common questions

What does “nhất ngôn cửu đỉnh” mean?

One word, nine bronze cauldrons — a promise with the weight of the ancient dynastic vessels behind it: what is said once is final and binding. Literally: one word — nine cauldrons (Sino-Vietnamese)

Is “nhất ngôn cửu đỉnh” formal or informal?

nhất ngôn cửu đỉnh is generally formal.

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