东征西怨 (東征西怨)
dōng zhēng xī yuàn
Pinyin
Definition
东征西怨 (東征西怨)
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- war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to complain
- 2 to grumble
- 3 to harbor a complaint
- 4 to feel dissatisfied
- 1 east and west
- 1 the West
- 2 abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá]
- 3 Spanish
- 1 Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shǎn xī Shěng] in northwest China
- 2 see also: 西安区 Xī ān qū
Idioms (20)
中西合璧
- 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
以德报怨
- 1 to return good for evil (idiom)
- 2 to requite evil with good
以直报怨,以德报德
- 1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
任劳任怨
- 1 to work hard without complaint (idiom)
南征北伐
- 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters