逐鹿中原 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain
• fig. to attempt to seize the throne

Character by character

• 逐zhúto pursue; to expel; step by step
• 鹿lùdeer; surname
• 中Zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target),
• 原yuánsource, origin, beginning

Idioms sharing a character

• 如蝇逐臭 rú yíng zhú chòu
• 舍本逐末 shě běn zhú mò
• 笑逐颜开 xiào zhú yán kāi
• 群雄逐鹿 qún xióng zhú lù
• 追名逐利 zhuī míng zhú lì
• 随波逐流 suí bō zhú liú
• 指鹿作马 zhǐ lù zuò mǎ
• 指鹿为马 zhǐ lù wéi mǎ
• 鹿死谁手 lù sǐ shéi shǒu
• 一矢中的 yī shǐ zhòng dì

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