逐鹿
zhú​lù

to vie for supremacy

  • created reference approved 逐鹿 → 逐鹿中原 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逐鹿 zhú​lù

    逐鹿中原 zhú​lù​zhōng​yuán

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 逐鹿 · zhú​lù · to vie for supremacy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逐鹿

    zhú​lù

    to vie for supremacy

    To pursue a deer, a metaphor for fighting for political power or the throne; now used more broadly to compete for market share or victory in sports.

    逐, 鹿

    逐 (literal) → 逐 · zhú · to pursue 鹿 (literal) → 鹿 · lù · throne

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

    created sense