鼎足之势 dǐng zú zhī shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. competition between three rivals
  2. tripartite confrontation

CHARACTERS

鼎 dǐng large, three-legged bronze caldron
足 zú
HSK 2
foot; attain, satisfy, enough
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
势 shì
HSK 5
power, force; tendency