南征北讨

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

nán = n + an2

south

punitive expedition to the south

zhēng = zh + (e)ng1

journey / trip / expedition / to go on long campaign / to attack

zhēng = zh + (e)ng1

to invite / to recruit / to levy (taxes) / to draft (troops) / phenomenon / symptom / characteristic sign (used as proof) / evidence

běi = b + ei3

north / (classical) to be defeated

tǎo = t + ao3

to invite / to provoke / to demand or ask for / to send armed forces to suppress / to denounce or condemn / to marry (a woman) / to discuss or study

南征北讨 is not used as a component in another word.

南征北讨 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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