逐鹿中原

Traditional form:

逐鹿中原

Pinyin (reading):

zhúlù Zhōngyuán

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 逐 - to pursue; to expel; step by step
• 鹿 - deer; surname
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 原 - source, origin, beginning

Traditional characters:

• 逐 - to pursue; to expel; step by step
• 鹿 - deer; surname
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 原 - source, origin, beginning