南征北讨 Nán zhēng běi tǎo Fight in the south and north

Explanation

形容在南北各地转战，经历多次战斗。

Describes fighting in various areas in the north and south and going through many battles.

Origin Story

话说东汉末年，天下大乱，群雄逐鹿。刘备集团在诸葛亮的辅佐下，经过多年的南征北讨，终于在赤壁之战中打败曹操，奠定了三分天下的基础。这期间，刘备集团经历了无数的艰难险阻，从徐州到荆州，再到益州，一路征战，披荆斩棘，最终建立了蜀汉政权。其中，关羽水淹七军，张飞横扫千军，赵云七进七出，都体现了蜀汉将士们英勇无畏的战斗精神。然而，蜀汉政权最终没能统一全国，这其中也有许多原因。但他们的南征北讨，仍然成为中国历史上的一段传奇。

huà shuō dōng hàn mò nián, tiān xià dà luàn, qún xióng zhú lù. liú bèi jítuán zài zhū gě liàng de fǔ zuǒ xià, jīng guò duō nián de nán zhēng běi tǎo, zhōng yú zài chì bì zhī zhàn zhōng dǎ bài cáo cāo, diàn dìng le sān fēn tiān xià de jī chǔ. zhè qí jiān, liú bèi jítuán jīng lì le wú shù de jiān nán xiǎn zǔ, cóng xǔ zhōu dào jīng zhōu, zài dào yì zhōu, yī lù zhēng zhàn, pī jīng zhǎn jí, zuì zhōng jiàn lì le shǔ hàn zhèng quán. qí zhōng, guān yǔ shuǐ yān qī jūn, zhāng fēi héng sǎo qiān jūn, zhào yún qī jìn qī chū, dōu tí xiàn le shǔ hàn jiàng shì men yīng yǒng wú wèi de zhàn dòu jīng shén. rán ér, shǔ hàn zhèng quán zuì zhōng méi néng tǒng yī quán guó, zhè qí zhōng yě yǒu xǔ duō yuán yīn. dàn tā men de nán zhēng běi tǎo, réng rán chéng wéi zhōng guó lì shǐ de yī duàn chuán qí.

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and many heroes were vying for hegemony. With Zhuge Liang's assistance, Liu Bei's group, after years of fighting in the south and north, finally defeated Cao Cao in the Battle of Red Cliffs, laying the foundation for the three kingdoms. During this period, Liu Bei's group experienced countless difficulties and obstacles, from Xuzhou to Jingzhou, and then to Yizhou, fighting all the way and finally establishing the Shu Han regime. Among them, Guan Yu's flooding of seven armies, Zhang Fei's sweeping through thousands of troops, and Zhao Yun's seven entries and exits all reflect the brave and fearless fighting spirit of the Shu Han soldiers. However, the Shu Han regime ultimately failed to unify the whole country, and there were many reasons for this. But their fighting in the south and north still became a legend in Chinese history.

Usage

常用来形容军队转战南北，经历多次战斗。

cháng yòng lái xíng róng jūn duì zhuǎn zhàn nán běi, jīng lì duō cì zhàn dòu

Often used to describe troops fighting in the north and south and experiencing many battles.

Examples

• 他南征北讨多年，终于统一了全国。

  tā nán zhēng běi tǎo duō nián, zhōng yú tǒng yī le quán guó

  He fought in the south and the north for many years and finally unified the whole country.

• 将军南征北讨，为国征战，立下赫赫战功。

  jiāng jūn nán zhēng běi tǎo, wèi guó zhēng zhàn, lì xià hè hè zhàn gōng

  The general fought in the south and the north for the country and made great achievements.

Related Idioms

• 南征北战

• 东征西讨

Opposite Idioms

• 安居乐业

• 岁月静好