dǐng zú zhī shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
competition between three rivals / tripartite confrontation
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Original source entry:

鼎足之勢 鼎足之势 [ding3 zu2 zhi1 shi4] /competition between three rivals/tripartite confrontation/

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