南征北伐

nán zhēng běi fá

Dictionary entry

war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

What does 南征北伐 mean?

南征北伐 (nán zhēng běi fá) has the following dictionary meaning.

1war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

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南Nánsurname Nan 征zhēngjourney · trip 北běinorth · (classical) to be defeated 伐fáto cut down · to fell

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