逐鹿中原

lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom) / fig. to attempt to seize the throne

(bound form) to pursue / to chase away / individually / one by one

to pursue deer / fig. to vie for supremacy

deer

China / Chinese / surname Zhong

within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery)

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

surname Yuan / (Japanese surname) Hara

former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source