分庭抗礼
fēn​tíng​kàng​lǐ

to stand as equals

  • created sense approved 分庭抗礼/分庭抗禮 · fēn​tíng​kàng​lǐ · to stand as equals — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    分庭抗礼 / 分庭抗禮

    fēn​tíng​kàng​lǐ

    to stand as equals

    to face one another as equals or rivals; to be on equal footing with another party. Originally referred to a guest and host standing on opposite sides of a courtyard to show mutual respect through equal etiquette.

    分 (literal) → 分 · fēn · to divide 庭 (literal) → 庭 · tíng · courtyard 抗礼 (literal) → 抗礼/抗禮 · kàng​lǐ · to treat as equals

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