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南征北战

nán zhēng běi zhàn

4-character word Traditional 南征北戰

What 南征北战 means

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

The characters in 南征北战

• 南nánsouth
• 征zhēngjourney; trip; expedition
• 北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated
• 战zhànto fight; fight; war

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