南征北討

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

CEDICT

形容經歷許多戰爭。元．關漢卿《五侯宴．第一折》：「幼小曾將武藝習，南征北討要相持。」《三國演義．第一○九回》：「昔日魏武祖皇帝，東蕩西除，南征北討，非容易得此天下。」也作「南征北伐」、「南征北戰」。

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Entry Composition

1 南征 nánzhēng punitive expedition to the south
2 北 běi
  1. north
  2. (classical) to be defeated
3 討 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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