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夺嫡
duó​dí

to seize the succession

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夺嫡 奪嫡 duó​dí
to seize the succession
(literary) to usurp the position of the legitimate heir to the throne, specifically by a son of a concubine replacing the son of the legal wife

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  • 夺适 duó​dí