Definitions

1. 1. lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material
2. 2. casting pearls before swine

Components

• 鼎 dǐng – ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs
• 铛 chēng – frying pan
• 玉石 yù shí – precious stones