to aim at winning first place, a championship, or reaching the pinnacle of a field

thriving, flourishing, or being at the peak of one's power or prosperity

having a grand reputation; well-known and celebrated

words of enormous weight; one's word carries great authority (idiom)

a scene of noisy commotion or clamor where many people are talking at once, like a boiling cauldron

(idiom) to form a tripartite balance of power

to stand like the three legs of a tripod, signifying a tripartite confrontation or balance of forces

honorific term for someone else's great assistance or support

the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty

possessing a great reputation; extremely famous and well-known

To provide full support or give strenuous assistance; most grateful for your valuable help.

Fuding, a county-level city in Ningde City, Fujian

a loud, confused noise or racket, often describing a boisterous crowd

to innovate

to discard the old and introduce the new; to innovate

golden age; heyday; period of peak prosperity

to secure a dominant or definitive position, often used in modern advertising to denote market leadership or status.

three competing rivals or powers in a balanced standoff

Dingcheng district of Changde city, Hunan

a situation where three major powers or rivals are in competition or a state of balance

the transition or replacement of one imperial dynasty by another

an extravagant and luxurious lifestyle

Dinghu, a district of [[肇庆市|肇慶市|Zhao4 qing4 Shi4]], Guangdong

the prime of one's life

The style of Chinese script found on ritual bronze vessels like bells and cauldrons, predominantly from the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

great assistance or help (an honorific term used when asking for or expressing gratitude for help from another person)

treating precious objects as common or worthless; extreme extravagance and the waste of valuable materials

lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); to harbor ambitions for the throne or a laughable attempt to seize power

a furnace or cauldron used by alchemists for refining pills or elixirs.

Din Tai Fung, a famous restaurant chain specializing in soup dumplings with locations worldwide

a flourishing period or golden age of peak prosperity, power, or influence

a prominent or noble family; a wealthy patriarchal clan

(literary) to form a tripartite confrontation

(of a temple) teeming with worshippers

to plan to seize power of the whole country

seething discontent; popular grievances boil over

to get one's finger in the pie or to get a share of the action (derived from the literal act of dipping a finger into a cooking tripod to taste food)

ancient tools used for physical punishment and execution, such as knives, saws, and cauldrons

great, very important, or highly renowned