鼎足三分鼎分三足dǐng zú sān fēnbe divided into three; be carved into three
? 想漢家天下，～。(《關(guān)漢卿戲劇集·關(guān)大王獨赴單刀會》241) Now the Han Empire is divided into three kingdoms.
? 一年三謁臥龍岡，卻又早鼎分三足漢家邦。(《關(guān)漢卿戲劇集·關(guān)大王獨赴單刀會》247)Three times we climbed the Sleeping Dragon Mount to invite Zhuge Liang to join us,and at last the empire was carved into three. 鼎足三分dǐnɡ zú sān fēn指三分天下。division into three parts, be divided into three, be carved into three, triangular balance of power |