| 逐鹿中原 |
zhú lù Zhōng yuán |
lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom) / fig. to attempt to seize the throne |
| 逐 |
zhú |
(bound form) to pursue / to chase away / individually / one by one |
| 逐鹿 |
zhú lù |
to pursue deer / fig. to vie for supremacy |
| 鹿 |
lù |
deer |
| 中 |
Zhōng |
(bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong |
| 中 |
zhōng |
within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right |
| 中 |
zhòng |
to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery) |
| 中原 |
Zhōng yuán |
Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei |
| 原 |
Yuán |
surname Yuan / (Japanese surname) Hara |
| 原 |
yuán |
former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source |