南征北讨

nán zhēng běi tǎo

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 南征北讨

北
běi

north

南
nán

south

征
zhēng

journey

讨
tǎo

to invite

南征
nán zhēng

punitive expedition to the south