南征北戰

Chinese

		south	attack; levy (troops or taxes); journey attack; levy (troops or taxes); journey; trip; expedition	north	to fight; fight; war to fight; fight; war; battle
trad. (南征北戰)		南	征	北	戰
simp. (南征北战)		南	征	北	战

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nánzhēngběizhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ zing¹ bak¹ zin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nánzhēngběizhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nánjhengběijhàn
    • Wade–Giles: nan²-chêng¹-pei³-chan⁴
    • Yale: nán-jēng-běi-jàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanjengbeeijann
    • Palladius: наньчжэнбэйчжань (nanʹčžɛnbɛjčžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: naam⁴ zing¹ bak¹ zin³
    • Yale: nàahm jīng bāk jin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ dzing¹ bak⁷ dzin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: nam⁴ jing¹ beg¹ jin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naːm²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ pɐk̚⁵ t͡siːn³³/

Verb

南征北戰

1. to have engaged in many combats in various places