问鼎中原
wèn​dǐng​zhōng​yuán

to plan to seize power

  • created reference approved 问鼎中原/問鼎中原 → 问鼎/問鼎 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    问鼎中原 / 問鼎中原 wèn​dǐng​zhōng​yuán

    问鼎 / 問鼎 wèn​dǐng

    see

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  • created sense approved 问鼎中原/問鼎中原 · wèn​dǐng​zhōng​yuán · to plan to seize power — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    问鼎中原 / 問鼎中原

    wèn​dǐng​zhōng​yuán

    to plan to seize power

    (idiom) to plan to seize power over the whole country; to covet the throne; to aim for the top position

    问鼎 (literal) → 问鼎/問鼎 · wèn​dǐng · to seek the throne 中原 (literal) → 中原 · zhōng​yuán · Central Plains

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

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