








分庭伉礼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stand on equal footing”. To be rivals of equal strength or status. Literally, “To share the court and exchange courtesies as equals”.

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Open the tool →分庭伉礼 (fēn tíng kàng lǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stand on equal footing”.
分庭伉礼 is pronounced fēn tíng kàng lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 分庭伉礼 means “to share the court and exchange courtesies as equals”. It is used to mean “to stand on equal footing”.
比喻平起平坐,彼此对等的关系。同“分庭抗礼”。