南征北战(nán zhēng běi zhàn)

4 charactersTrad. 南徵北戰

war on all sides (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
nán zhēng běi zhàn
Meaning
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
南徵北戰

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