南征北伐

nán zhēng běi fá

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 南征北伐

北
běi

north

南
nán

south

征
zhēng

journey

伐
fá

to cut down

北伐
běi fá

the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords

南征
nán zhēng

punitive expedition to the south