三权鼎立

sān quán dǐng lì

释义

1. separation of powers

三权鼎立 的构成词

• 三 sān: three
• 权 quán: authority
• 立 lì: to stand
• 鼎 dǐng: ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs
• 鼎立 dǐng lì: lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod