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

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

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

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