1 north

2 (classical) to be defeated

1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China

2 Peking

3 PRC government

1 erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle)

2 alto fiddle

3 classifier: 把 bǎ

1 to go up north

1 Beijing resident

2 Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in 1921 at Zhoukoudian 周口店[Zhōu kǒu diàn], Beijing

1 to live miles apart (idiom)

1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (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