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问鼎中原

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wèn dǐng zhōng yuán

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  1. 1. to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)

Child Words of 问鼎中原

中
zhōng

within

中
zhòng

to hit (the mark)

原
yuán

former

问
wèn

to ask; to inquire

中原
zhōng yuán

Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei

问鼎
wèn dǐng

to aspire to the throne

鼎
dǐng

ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs

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