1 north

2 (classical) to be defeated

1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China

2 Peking

3 PRC government

1 Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏

2 capital of China at different historical periods

1 influence

2 effect

3 to influence

4 to affect (usually adversely)

5 to disturb

6 classifier: 股 gǔ

1 influence

2 impact

1 to live miles apart (idiom)

1 lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace

1 to come to nothing (idiom)

1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)

2 fig. a blessing in disguise

3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

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