To contend for supremacy; to vie for power or control; to scramble for control.
自从老董事长退休后，公司内部出现了中原逐鹿的局面，各部门经理都想争取最高领导权
Since the old chairman retired, a situation of scrambling for control emerged within the company, with various department managers vying for the top leadership.
Era:
Ancient
Frequency:
Synonym:
Story:
During the Jin Dynasty, among the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms in the north, Shi Le, the king of Zhao, was exceptionally talented but also self-important. One day, he asked his minister, Xu Guang, which historical emperor he could be compared to. Xu Guang responded by comparing him to Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang.
Shi Le chuckled, saying that he felt he could only be a subordinate to Liu Bang. However, if he were to contend with Liu Xiu in the Central Plains, vying for supremacy, he wondered who would ultimately emerge victorious (literally, 'who the deer would fall to').
Next Idiom