Traduction :
peer competition; to function as rivals; to make claims as an equal
Référence :
庭:庭院;抗礼:平等行礼。原指宾主相见,分站在庭的两边,相对行礼。现比喻平起平坐,彼此对等的关系。
Origine :
《庄子·渔父》:“万乘之主,千乘之君,见夫子未尝不分庭伉礼。”《史记·货殖列传》:“(子贡)所至,国君无不分庭与之抗礼。”
Exemple :
知县此番便和他~,留着吃了饭,叫他拜做老师。(清·吴敬梓《儒林外史》第十七回)
Annotation :
分庭抗礼1
1. fēntíngkànglǐ :
[EN] peer competition; to function as rivals; to make claims as an equal