南征北伐 — Chinese idiom
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
Meaning
- war on all sides ; fighting from all four quarters
Character by character
- 南nánsouth; southern; southward
- 征zhēngto summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journey; invasio
- 北běinorth; northern; northward
- 伐fácut down, subjugate, attack
Idioms sharing a character
- 南征北战 nán zhēng běi zhàn
- 南征北讨 nán zhēng běi tǎo
- 南箕北斗 Nán jī Běi dǒu
- 南辕北辙 nán yuán běi zhé
- 寿比南山 shòu bǐ Nán Shān
- 大江南北 Dà jiāng nán běi
- 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi
- 终南捷径 Zhōng nán jié jìng
- 御驾亲征 yù jià qīn zhēng
- 征名责实 zhēng míng zé shí
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