问鼎中原

wèn dǐng zhōng yuán

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

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Child Words of 问鼎中原

• 中 中 zhōng: within
• 中 中 zhòng: to hit (the mark)
• 原 原 yuán: former
• 问 问 wèn: to ask; to inquire
• 中原 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 问鼎 wèn dǐng: to aspire to the throne
• 鼎 鼎 dǐng: ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs