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群雄逐鹿

Mandarin · pinyin qún xióng zhú lù

great heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom); fig. many vie for supremacy

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群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
雄: xióng · male of species; hero; manly
逐: zhú · chase, expel; one by one
鹿: lù · deer; surname; Kangxi radical 198

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2–2–2–4 · qun2 xiong2 zhu2 lu4

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