1 north

2 (classical) to be defeated

1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China

2 Peking

3 PRC government

1 river

2 classifier: 条 tiáo

3 classifier: 道 dào

1 to save

2 to economize

3 to do without

4 to omit

5 to leave out

6 province

7 (archaic) central government department

1 saving

2 to save

3 to use sparingly

4 to cut down on

1 to live miles apart (idiom)

1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)

2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal

3 to keep going while some hope is left

1 to speak without thinking (idiom)

2 to blurt sth out

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