逐鹿

Chinese

		to pursue; to chase; individually to pursue; to chase; individually; one by one	deer
trad. (逐鹿)		逐	鹿
simp. #(逐鹿)		逐	鹿
Literally: “to pursue the deer”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhúlù

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhúlù
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhúlù
    • Wade–Giles: chu²-lu⁴
    • Yale: jú-lù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwuluh
    • Palladius: чжулу (čžulu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ lu⁵¹/

Verb

逐鹿

1. (figurative, historical) to fight for the throne
2. (figurative) to vie for supremacy; to compete (in a market or a competition)

Derived terms

• 中原逐鹿
• 斬蛇逐鹿／斩蛇逐鹿
• 逐鹿中原 (zhúlùzhōngyuán)