1 north

2 (classical) to be defeated

1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China

2 Peking

3 PRC government

1 surname Nan

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

2 capital of China at different historical periods

1 Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[Qióng], capital Haikou 海口

2 Hainan Island

3 Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wū hǎi Shì], Inner Mongolia

4 Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hǎi nán Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

1 to live miles apart (idiom)

1 to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (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