東討西征

东讨西征
dōngtǎoxīzhēng
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

CEDICT

四處出戰征伐。唐．楊烱〈唐右將軍魏哲神道碑〉：「由是南馳北走，東討西征，運之無旁，按之無下。」也作「東討西伐」、「東征西討」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

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

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南征北討 nánzhēngběitǎo war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
東征西怨 dōngzhēngxīyuàn war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
東征西討 dōngzhēngxītǎo war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters