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鼎足之势

dǐng zú zhī shì

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Definitions

  1. 1. competition between three rivals
  2. 2. tripartite confrontation

Child Words of 鼎足之势

鼎
dǐng

ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs

势
shì

power

鼎足
dǐng zú

lit. the three legs of a tripod

足
jù

excessive

足
zú

foot

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])