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 voice

2 sound

3 classifier: 个 gè

1 speech sounds

2 pronunciation

3 colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character

4 phonetic

5 audio

6 voice

7 (Internet) to voice chat

8 voice message

1 to live miles apart (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

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

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