war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
trad. 南征北討
Also written 南征北討【nán zhēng běi tǎo】
Characters in this word
4南
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surname Nan
- Pinyin
- Nán
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 4785 of 2500
征
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journey, trip, expedition, to go on long campaign, to attack
- Pinyin
- zhēng
- Strokes
- 8
北
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north, (classical) to be defeated
- Pinyin
- běi
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 6397 of 2500
讨
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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
- Pinyin
- tǎo
- Traditional
- 討
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 16727 of 2500