逐鹿
Chinese
editto pursue; to chase; individually to pursue; to chase; individually; one by one |
deer | ||
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trad. (逐鹿) | 逐 | 鹿 | |
simp. #(逐鹿) | 逐 | 鹿 | |
Literally: “to pursue the deer”. |
Etymology
edit- 秦失其鹿,天下共逐之,於是高材疾足者先得焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Qín shī qí lù, tiānxià gòng zhú zhī, yúshì gāo cái jí zú zhě xiān dé yān. [Pinyin]
- After Qin lost its deer (as a metaphor for throne), everyone was chasing for it. Then those who had outstanding talents and could act quickly could obtain it first.
秦失其鹿,天下共逐之,于是高材疾足者先得焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhúlù
- Wade–Giles: chu2-lu4
- Yale: jú-lù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwuluh
- Palladius: чжулу (čžulu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ lu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
edit逐鹿
- (figurative, historical) to fight for the throne
- (figurative) to vie for supremacy; to compete (in a market or a competition)