1 north

2 (classical) to be defeated

1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China

2 Peking

3 PRC government

1 client (computing)

1 end

2 extremity

3 item

4 port

5 to hold sth level with both hands

6 to carry

7 regular

1 to go up north

1 to live miles apart (idiom)

1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)

2 fig. to be impartial

1 impossible to get even an outline (idiom)

2 unfathomable

3 not a clue

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