问鼎中原
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
verbidiom
Traditional: 問鼎中原
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- (verb, idiom) to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
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Related Words
一日之计在于晨(yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén)— make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
→问鼎轻重(wèn dǐng qīng zhòng)— lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
→夺权(duó quán)— to seize power
→一曝十寒(yī pù shí hán)— one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
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