奪嫡
duó​dí

to seize the succession

  • created reference approved 夺嫡/奪嫡 → 夺适/奪適 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    夺嫡 / 奪嫡 duó​dí

    夺适 / 奪適 duó​dí

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 夺嫡/奪嫡 · duó​dí · to seize the succession — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    夺 (literal) → 夺/奪 · duó · to seize 嫡 (literal) → 嫡 · dí · direct descendant

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense