鼎足三分 — “Three-legged tripod dividing into three parts”
鼎足三分 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a situation where three parties are equally strong and stand in a balanced confrontation, like the three legs of a tripod”. Literally, “Three-legged tripod dividing into three parts”.
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More idioms starting with 鼎
- dǐng鼎fēn分sān三zú足form a tripartite balance
- dǐng鼎chéng成lóng龙shēng升Emperor's death and ascension to heaven
- dǐng鼎chéng成lóng龙qù去an emperor's death
- dǐng鼎shé折fù覆sù餗weak but taking on heavy responsibilities
- dǐng鼎shé折sù餗fù覆undertake a task beyond one's capability
- dǐng鼎xīn新gé革gù故discard the old and establish the new
- dǐng鼎hú湖lóng龙qù去the passing of an emperor
- dǐng鼎yù玉guī龟fú符imperial treasures and symbols of divine mandate
- dǐng鼎zú足zhī之shì势tripartite standoff or balance of power
- dǐng鼎zú足ér而jū居form a three-way standoff
- dǐng鼎zú足ér而lì立stand in tripartite confrontation
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What does 鼎足三分 mean?
鼎足三分 (dǐng zú sān fēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a situation where three parties are equally strong and stand in a balanced confrontation, like the three legs of a tripod”.
How do you pronounce 鼎足三分?
鼎足三分 is pronounced dǐng zú sān fēn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鼎足三分 literally mean?
Literally, 鼎足三分 means “Three-legged tripod dividing into three parts”. It is used to mean “a situation where three parties are equally strong and stand in a balanced confrontation, like the three legs of a tripod”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鼎足三分?
鼎：古代炊具，三足两耳。比喻三方分立，互相抗衡。