分庭抗礼

Traditional: 分庭抗禮

fēn tíng kàng lǐ

Dictionary entry

peer competition

What does 分庭抗礼 mean?

分庭抗礼 (fēn tíng kàng lǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1peer competition

2to function as rivals

3to make claims as an equal

Character breakdown

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分fēnto divide; to separate · to distribute; to allocate 庭tíngmain hall · front courtyard 抗kàngto resist · to fight 礼Lǐsurname Li · abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites

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