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北伐

Mandarin · pinyin Běi fá

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

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北: běi · north; northern; northward
伐: fá · cut down, subjugate, attack

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verb

to fight north; to wage a punitive expedition to the north

name

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 北伐戰爭／北伐战争 (Běifá Zhànzhēng, “Northern Expedition”)

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