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南征北討
简 南征北讨 · 繁 南征北討Mandarin · pinyin nán zhēng běi tǎo
Meanings
- war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
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2–1–3–3 · nan2 zheng1 bei3 tao3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
naam4 zing1 bak1 tou2
Cantonese word readings for 南征北討. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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naam4 zing1 bak1 tou2
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