南征北讨(nán zhēng běi tǎo)

4 charactersTrad. 南徵北討

war on all sides (idiom)

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Word information

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

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