- 群雄逐鹿 qúnxióngzhúlù to vie for supremacymany contenders or heroes fight for the highest position of power; based on an idiom where a deer symbolizes the throne
- 逐鹿中原 zhúlùzhōngyuán to fight for control of the countryliterally meaning to hunt deer in the Central Plain; used to describe the act of competing for national power or the throne
- 中原逐鹿 zhōngyuánzhúlù to fight for hegemonyTo compete for political power or national dominance among many rivals; literally "chasing the deer in the central plains"