JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="option">One</div>
<div class="option">Two</div>
<div class="option">
    <div id="container">
        <div class="onHover">Three
            <div class="showMenu">
                <a href="#">Link 1</a></br>
                <a href="#">Link 2</a></br>
                <a href="#">Link 3</a></br>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
<div class="option">Four</div>
<div class="option">Five</div>

CSS

.option {
    display: inline;
}

#container {
    display: inherit;
}

.onHover {
    display: inline;
    position:relative;
}

.showMenu {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top:15px;
    left:0;
}

.onHover:hover .showMenu {
    display: block;
}