问鼎中原 — Chinese idiom
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
Traditional: 問鼎中原
Meaning
- to plan to seize power of the whole country
Character by character
- 问wènto ask about, to inquire after
- 鼎dǐnglarge, three-legged bronze cauldron
- 中Zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target),
- 原yuánsource, origin, beginning
Idioms sharing a character
- 不闻不问 bù wén bù wèn
- 入境问俗 rù jìng wèn sú
- 刨根问底 páo gēn wèn dǐ
- 问客杀鸡 wèn kè shā jī
- 问寒问暖 wèn hán wèn nuǎn
- 问心无愧 wèn xīn wú kuì
- 问道于盲 wèn dào yú máng
- 问鼎轻重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
- 嘘寒问暖 xū hán wèn nuǎn
- 寻根问底 xún gēn wèn dǐ
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