三さん者しゃ鼎てい立りつ

noun

three-cornered contest; three-way standoff

Describes a situation where three parties or forces are in a balanced opposition, like a tripod. Often used in political, business, or competitive contexts.

• 次つぎの選せん挙きょでは三さん者しゃ鼎てい立りつの激はげしい戦たたかいが予よ想そうされる。

  A fierce three-cornered contest is expected in the next election.

• 業ぎょう界かいは三さん者しゃ鼎てい立りつの状じょう態たいが続つづいている。

  The industry remains in a three-way standoff.