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三足鼎立 (saam1 zuk1 ding2 laap6) — A situation of tripartite confrontation in Cantonese

saamˉ¹三zukˉ¹足dingˊ²鼎laapˍ₆立
Mandarin Pinyin: san1 zu2 ding3 li4

Meaning of 三足鼎立

nounA situation of tripartite confrontation

Characters in 三足鼎立

三saam1
three; third; thrice
足zuk1
foot; leg
鼎ding2
ancient cooking vessel with two loop handles and three or four legs
立laap6
immediately; instantaneously

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