鼎足之势

Explanation: Metaphor of three side by side situation. 　　Usage: Partial official; as object; that three stand- 　　Source: Chu Jin Sun "as Dan Zhongrong and Sun Hao book": "Since that one-third of tripartite balance of forces. Taishan were compared with always." 　　Examples: Three Kingdoms period, Wei, Shu and Wu the far side, the formation of ~. Thesaurus:  Three legs of a tripod-three rival powers The three, Separate categories, Tripod, stand up to sb.as an equal, Three rival powers