分权制衡

Traditional form:

分權制衡

Pinyin (reading):

fēnquánzhìhéng

Definitions:

• separation of powers for checks and balances

Characters:

• 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
• 权 - authority, power, right
• 制 - system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower
• 衡 - to measure, to weigh; to consider, to judge

Traditional characters:

• 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
• 權 - authority, power, right
• 制 - system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower
• 衡 - to measure, to weigh; to consider, to judge