鼎立

Traditional form:

鼎立

Pinyin (reading):

dǐnglì

Definitions:

• lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod
• tripartite confrontation or balance of forces

Characters:

• 鼎 - large, three-legged bronze cauldron
• 立 - to stand; to establish, to set up

Traditional characters:

• 鼎 - large, three-legged bronze cauldron
• 立 - to stand; to establish, to set up