fight for the throne; contend for supremacy
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to contend for the throne; to fight for supremacy; to compete for dominance
literaryLiterary allusion from the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): 'When Qin lost its deer, the whole world chased it.' The 'deer' symbolizes the throne or power. Commonly used in phrases like 逐鹿中原.
Dāng当
nián年
qún群
xióng雄
zhú逐
lù鹿
，
zuì最
zhōng终
yóu由
tā他
yī一
tǒng统
tiān天
xià下
。
Back when heroes contended for supremacy, he eventually unified the realm.
Gè各
dà大
qǐ企
yè业
zhèng正
zài在
zhè这
piàn片
xīn新
xīng兴
shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
zhú逐
lù鹿
。
Major corporations are currently competing for dominance in this emerging market.
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Zhè这
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
zhú逐
lù鹿
zhōng中
yuán原
de的
shāng商
yè业
dà大
zhàn战
。
This is a massive commercial war to dominate the central market.
Luàn乱
shì世
zhī之
zhōng中
，
háo豪
jié杰
bìng并
qǐ起
，
zhú逐
lù鹿
tiān天
xià下
。
In troubled times, heroes rise together to compete for the empire.