南征北战

南征北戰
nánzhēngběizhàn
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

CEDICT

to have engaged in many combats in various places

Wiktionary

形容经历许多战事。如：「张将军数十年南征北战，为国家立下许多功劳。」也作「南征北伐」、「南征北讨」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 南征 nánzhēng punitive expedition to the south
2 北 běi
  1. north
  2. (classical) to be defeated
3 战 zhàn
  1. to fight
  2. fight
  3. war
  4. battle

Related entries

南征北伐 nánzhēngběifá war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨 nánzhēngběitǎo war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东征西怨 dōngzhēngxīyuàn war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东征西讨 dōngzhēngxītǎo war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东讨西征 dōngtǎoxīzhēng war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters