北伐

běifá
  1. short for 北伐戰爭／北伐战争 (Běifá Zhànzhēng, “Northern Expedition”)
  2. to fight north; to wage a punitive expedition to the north

Wiktionary

Homographs

北伐 Běifá the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords

Entry Composition

=1 北 běi
  1. north
  2. (classical) to be defeated
=1 北 bèi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 背 (bèi, “back; to betray”).
  2. Original form of 背 (bèi, “back; to betray”).
2 伐 fá
  1. to cut down
  2. to fell
  3. to dispatch an expedition against
  4. to attack
  5. to boast
  6. Taiwan pr. fā

Containing this entry

北伐軍 běifájūn the Northern Expeditionary Army
南征北伐 nánzhēngběifá war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
北伐戰爭 Běifá Zhànzhēng