created sense approved 东征西怨/東征西怨 · dōngzhēngxīyuàn · longing for a benevolent army — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
东征西怨 / 東征西怨
dōngzhēngxīyuàn
longing for a benevolent army
An idiom describing people's eager anticipation for the arrival of a benevolent army to liberate them; it originates from a historical account where people in the west complained when the army campaigned in the east first, asking why they were left for later
东 (literal) → 东/東 · dōng · [haphazard] 征 (literal) → 征 · zhēng · to go on a campaign 西 (literal) → 西 · xī · here and there 怨 (literal) → 怨 · yuàn · to blame
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created sense approved 东征西怨/東征西怨 · dōngzhēngxīyuàn · war on all sides — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
东征西怨 / 東征西怨
dōngzhēngxīyuàn
war on all sides
Fighting or campaigning in all directions; multi-front warfare
东 (literal) → 东/東 · dōng · [haphazard] 征 (literal) → 征 · zhēng · to go on a campaign 西 (literal) → 西 · xī · here and there 怨 (literal) → 怨 · yuàn · to blame
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition