逐鹿中原 — Chinese idiom
逐鹿中原
zhú lù Zhōng yuán
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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