南征北讨

南征北討
nánzhēngběitǎo
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

CEDICT

形容经历许多战争。元．关汉卿《五侯宴．第一折》：「幼小曾将武艺习，南征北讨要相持。」《三国演义．第一○九回》：「昔日魏武祖皇帝，东荡西除，南征北讨，非容易得此天下。」也作「南征北伐」、「南征北战」。

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 讨 tǎo
  1. to invite
  2. to provoke
  3. to demand or ask for
  4. to send armed forces to suppress
  5. to denounce or condemn
  6. to marry (a woman)
  7. to discuss or study

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