nán​zhēng​běi​tǎo

to fight on all sides

  1. nán nounproper noun
    south
    south; southern; directional cardinal point opposite to běi
  2. zhēng verbnoun
    to go on a campaign
    (bound form) to go on a military expedition; to attack or suppress
  3. north
    north; the direction to the left when facing the rising sun; northern part of a country or region
  4. to send a punitive force
    to send armed forces to suppress; to deal with militarily; to go on a punitive expedition