分庭抗禮

peer competition / to function as rivals / to make claims as an equal

to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

part / share / ingredient / component

main hall / front courtyard / law court

to resist / to fight / to defy / anti-

to behave informally as equals / not to stand on ceremony

surname Li / abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites

gift / rite / ceremony / CL:份[fen4] / propriety / etiquette / courtesy