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東征西討

简东征西讨 · 繁東征西討

Mandarin · pinyin dōng zhēng xī tǎo

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

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
征: zhēng · invade, attack, conquer
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
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东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
讨: tǎo · to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry

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1–1–1–3 · dong1 zheng1 xi1 tao3

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