群ぐん雄ゆう

noun

rival chiefs; powerful leaders

Refers to multiple powerful leaders or warlords, often in a historical context of competing for supremacy. Commonly used in the phrase 群雄割拠 (ぐんゆうかっきょ, 'rival warlords dividing the country').

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だいは群ぐん雄ゆうが割かっ拠きょした。

  During the Warring States period, rival warlords held their own territories.