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鼎足之勢

简 鼎足之势 · 繁 鼎足之勢
Mandarin · pinyin dǐng zú zhī shì

Meanings

  1. competition between three rivals
  2. tripartite confrontation
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Characters in this entry

鼎
dǐng · large, three-legged bronze caldron; Kangxi radical 206; hexagram ䷱
足
zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
勢
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势
shì · power, force; tendency
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3–2–1–4 · ding3 zu2 zhi1 shi4

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ding2 zuk1 zi1 sai3

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ding2 zuk1 zi1 sai3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) a triumvirate of forces; a tripartite force

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