dǐng​zú

legs of a tripod

  • created sense approved 鼎足 · dǐng​zú · legs of a tripod — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鼎足

    dǐng​zú

    legs of a tripod

    the three legs of a tripod

    鼎 (literal) → 鼎 · dǐng · cauldron 足 (literal) → 足 · zú · base

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 鼎足 · dǐng​zú · triangular balance of power — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鼎足

    dǐng​zú

    triangular balance of power

    a situation of three rival powers or a triangular balance of forces

    鼎 (bound) → 鼎 · dǐng · tripartite 足 (literal) → 足 · zú · base

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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