sān
dǐng

idiom
common

Meaning of 三足鼎立

三足鼎立 means to stand like a tripod; a tripartite balance of power; three rival powers standing in confrontation. Pronounced sān zú dǐng lì.

  • to stand like a tripod; a tripartite balance of power; three rival powers standing in confrontation

Definitions & Examples

Sān
guó
shí
 
Wèi
 
Shǔ
 
sān
dǐng
 

During the Three Kingdoms period, Wei, Shu, and Wu stood in tripartite confrontation.

qián
shǒu
shì
chǎng
chéng
xiàn
sān
dǐng
de
miàn
 

Currently, the mobile phone market presents a tripartite balance of power.

Zhè
sān
qiú
duì
shí
xiāng
dāng
 
xíng
chéng
le
sān
dǐng
zhī
shì
 

These three teams are evenly matched, forming a three-way standoff.