鼎立 dǐng lì ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˋ ding2 laap6
- lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod
- tripartite confrontation or balance of forces
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鼎
- 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ daai6 ming4 ding2 ding2 grand reputation
- 九鼎 Jiǔ Dǐng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ gau2 ding2 the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
- 问鼎 問鼎 wèn dǐng ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ man6 ding2 to aspire to the throne
- 定鼎 dìng dǐng ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ding6 ding2 lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great)
- 福鼎 Fú dǐng ㄈㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ fuk1 ding2 see 福鼎市
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- 鼎力 dǐng lì ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˋ ding2 lik6 (honorific) your kind efforts
- 鼎助 dǐng zhù ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨˋ ding2 zo6 (honorific) your inestimable assistance
- 鼎城 Dǐng chéng ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄥˊ ding2 sing4 see 鼎城区
- 鼎峙 dǐng zhì ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓˋ ding2 ci5 (literary) to form a tripartite confrontation
- 鼎新 dǐng xīn ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ding2 san1 to innovate
- 鼎族 dǐng zú ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨˊ ding2 zuk6 rich patriarchal family
- 鼎沸 dǐng fèi ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄈㄟˋ ding2 fai3 a confused noise
- 鼎湖 Dǐng hú ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄏㄨˊ ding2 wu4 see 鼎湖区
- 鼎盛 dǐng shèng ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˋ ding2 sing6 thriving
- 鼎足 dǐng zú ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨˊ ding2 zuk1 lit. the three legs of a tripod
- 鼎革 dǐng gé ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄜˊ ding2 gaak3 change of dynasties
- 鼎食 dǐng shí ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕˊ ding2 sik6 extravagant food
- 鼎鼎 dǐng dǐng ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ding2 ding2 great
- 福鼎市 Fú dǐng Shì ㄈㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕˋ fuk1 ding2 si5 Fuding, a county-level city in Ningde City 宁德市, Fujian
- 钟鼎文 鐘鼎文 zhōng dǐng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 ding2 man4 bell-cauldron script
立
- 中立 zhōng lì ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ zung1 laap6 neutral
- 伫立 佇立 zhù lì ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ cyu5 laap6 to stand for a long time
- 公立 gōng lì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ gung1 laap6 public (e.g. school, hospital)
- 创立 創立 chuàng lì ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ cong3 laap6 to establish; to set up; to found
- 国立 國立 guó lì ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ gwok3 laap6 national
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- 孤立 gū lì ㄍㄨ ㄌㄧˋ gu1 laap6 to isolate
- 对立 對立 duì lì ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ deoi3 laap6 to oppose
- 屹立 yì lì ㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ngat6 laap6 to tower
- 市立 shì lì ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ si5 laap6 municipal
- 建立 jiàn lì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ gin3 laap6 to establish
- 成立 chéng lì ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ sing4 laap6 to establish
- 树立 樹立 shù lì ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ syu6 laap6 to set up
- 独立 獨立 dú lì ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ duk6 laap6 independent
- 确立 確立 què lì ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧˋ kok3 laap6 to establish
- 私立 sī lì ㄙ ㄌㄧˋ si1 laap6 privately-run; private (school, hospital etc)
- 立刻 lì kè ㄌㄧˋ ㄎㄜˋ laap6 hak1 immediately; at once; right away
- 立功 lì gōng ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ laap6 gung1 to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽)
- 立即 lì jí ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧˊ laap6 zik1 immediately
- 立国 立國 lì guó ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ laap6 gwok3 to found a country
- 立场 立場 lì chǎng ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄤˇ laap6 coeng4 position
Idioms with these characters
- 鼎铛玉石 鼎鐺玉石 dǐng chēng yù shí ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄥ ㄩˋ ㄕˊ ding2 caang1 juk6 sek6 lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material
- 革故鼎新 gé gù dǐng xīn ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄣ gaak3 gu3 ding2 san1 to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate
- 民怨鼎沸 mín yuàn dǐng fèi ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄈㄟˋ man4 jyun3 ding2 fai3 seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over
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- 染指于鼎 染指於鼎 rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng ㄖㄢˇ ㄓˇ ㄩˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ jim5 zi2 jyu1 ding2 lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
- 人声鼎沸 人聲鼎沸 rén shēng dǐng fèi ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄈㄟˋ jan4 sing1 ding2 fai3 lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)
- 三足鼎立 sān zú dǐng lì ㄙㄢ ㄗㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˋ saam1 zuk1 ding2 laap6 (idiom) to form a tripartite balance of power
- 问鼎轻重 問鼎輕重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ man6 ding2 hing1 cung5 lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
- 问鼎中原 問鼎中原 wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ man6 ding2 zung1 jyun4 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
- 一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ jat1 jin4 gau2 ding2 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
- 哀毁骨立 哀毀骨立 āi huǐ gǔ lì ㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ oi1 wai2 gwat1 laap6 (idiom) to become emaciated from grief, esp. while mourning the death of a parent
- 安家立业 安家立業 ān jiā lì yè ㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ on1 gaa1 laap6 jip6 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
- 安身立命 ān shēn lì mìng ㄢ ㄕㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ on1 san1 laap6 ming6 (idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life
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- 标新立异 標新立異 biāo xīn lì yì ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧˋ biu1 san1 laap6 ji6 to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)
- 壁立千仞 bì lì qiān rèn ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˋ (idiom) (of a cliff, mountain etc) steep; lofty; imposing
- 成家立室 chéng jiā lì shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 sat1 to get married (idiom)
- 成家立业 成家立業 chéng jiā lì yè ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 jip6 to get married and start a career (idiom)
- 程门立雪 程門立雪 Chéng mén lì xuě ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ cing4 mun4 laap6 syut3 lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door (idiom)
- 当机立断 當機立斷 dāng jī lì duàn ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6 to make prompt decisions (idiom)
- 大破大立 dà pò dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 po3 daai6 laap6 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)