问鼎中原

Traditional: 問鼎中原

wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán

Dictionary entry

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

What does 问鼎中原 mean?

问鼎中原 (wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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问wènto ask; to inquire 鼎dǐngancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs · pot (dialect)中Zhōng(bound form) China; Chinese · surname Zhong 原Yuánsurname Yuan · (Japanese surname) Hara

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问鼎中原

wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán

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