鼎足

Chinese

		ancient bronze cauldron; throne; (Min) wok	foot; to be sufficient
simp. and trad. (鼎足)		鼎	足

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǐngzú

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǐngzú
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǐngzú
    • Wade–Giles: ting³-tsu²
    • Yale: dǐng-dzú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diingtzwu
    • Palladius: динцзу (dinczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

Noun

鼎足

1. (literary) three legs of a tripod
2. (literary) three rival powers
3. (literary) triumvirate (of forces)

Adjective

鼎足

1. (literary, attributive) tripartite (of forces)

Derived terms

• 鼎足之勢／鼎足之势 (dǐngzú zhī shì)
• 鼎足而三 (dǐngzú'érsān)