東征西討

东征西讨
dōngzhēngxītǎo
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

CEDICT

四處出戰征伐。唐．楊烱〈左武衛將軍成安子崔獻行狀〉：「至如出車授鉞，東征西討，孤虛向背，則雖女子之，可以當於丈夫。」《元史．卷一一九．木華黎傳》：「我為國家助成大業，擐甲執銳垂四十年，東征西討，無復遺恨，第恨汴京未下耳！」也作「東討西伐」、「東討西征」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 東征 dōngzhēng punitive expedition to the east
2 西 xī west
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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