逐鹿中原

zhúlù Zhōngyuán
  1. lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom)
  2. fig. to attempt to seize the throne

CEDICT

Homographs

逐鹿中原 zhúlùzhōngyuán

Entry Composition

1 逐鹿 zhúlù
  1. to pursue deer
  2. fig. to vie for supremacy
2 中原 Zhōngyuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei