东讨西征

東討西征
dōngtǎoxīzhēng
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

CEDICT

四处出战征伐。唐．杨烱〈唐右将军魏哲神道碑〉：「由是南驰北走，东讨西征，运之无旁，按之无下。」也作「东讨西伐」、「东征西讨」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 东 dōng
  1. east
  2. host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
  3. landlord
2 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
3 西征 xīzhēng punitive expedition to the west

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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