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南征北讨
南征北討
nánzhēngběitǎo
1. war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

Character Breakdown

南
nán
south; southern; southward
HSK 3 9 丶
征
zhēng
to summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journey; invasion
HSK 5 8 丶
北
běi
north; northern; northward
HSK 1 5 丶
讨
tǎo
to haggle, to discuss; to demand, to ask for
HSK 4 5 丶

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