南征北战

Traditional: 南征北戰

nán zhēng běi zhàn

Dictionary entry

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

What does 南征北战 mean?

南征北战 (nán zhēng běi zhàn) 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 战zhànto fight · fight

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南征北战

nán zhēng běi zhàn

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