鼎足而三

Chinese

		three legs of a tripod; three rival powers	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	three
simp. and trad. (鼎足而三)		鼎足	而	三

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǐngzú'érsān

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄙㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǐngzú'érsān
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄙㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǐngzú-érsan
    • Wade–Giles: ting³-tsu²-êrh²-san¹
    • Yale: dǐng-dzú-ér-sān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diingtzwuerlsan
    • Palladius: динцзуэрсань (dinczuersanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ sän⁵⁵/

Idiom

鼎足而三

1. to have three sides (e.g. rivals) coexisting