东征西怨
dōng zhēng xī yuàn
Pinyin

Definition

东征西怨
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dōng zhēng xī yuàn
  1. war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

抱怨
bào yuàn
  1. 1 to complain
  2. 2 to grumble
  3. 3 to harbor a complaint
  4. 4 to feel dissatisfied
东西
dōng xī
  1. 1 east and west
西
Xī
  1. 1 the West
  2. 2 abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá]
  3. 3 Spanish
西安
Xī ān
  1. 1 Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shǎn xī Shěng] in northwest China
  2. 2 see 西安區|西安区[Xī ān qū]
西瓜
xī guā
  1. 1 watermelon
  2. 2 CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì],個|个[ge]
西游记
Xī yóu Jì
  1. 1 Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
  2. 2 also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey
中西
Zhōng Xī
  1. 1 China and the West
  2. 2 Chinese-Western
任劳任怨
rèn láo rèn yuàn
  1. 1 to work hard without complaint (idiom)
切尔西
Qiè ěr xī
  1. 1 Chelsea
卡西欧
Kǎ xī ōu
  1. 1 Casio
印度尼西亚
Yìn dù ní xī yà
  1. 1 Indonesia
可可西里
Kě kě xī lǐ
  1. 1 Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qīng Zàng gāo yuán]
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
哀怨
āi yuàn
  1. 1 grief
  2. 2 resentment
  3. 3 aggrieved
  4. 4 plaintive
埋怨
mán yuàn
  1. 1 to complain
  2. 2 to grumble (about)
  3. 3 to reproach
  4. 4 to blame
报怨
bào yuàn
  1. 1 to pay back a score
  2. 2 to get revenge
  3. 3 to requite
  4. 4 (old) variant of 抱怨[bào yuàn]
墨西哥
Mò xī gē
  1. 1 Mexico
大西洋
Dà xī yáng
  1. 1 Atlantic Ocean
山西
Shān xī
  1. 1 Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
山西省
Shān xī shěng
  1. 1 Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原

Idioms (20)

中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
以德报怨
yǐ dé bào yuàn
  1. 1 to return good for evil (idiom)
  2. 2 to requite evil with good
以直报怨，以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
  1. 1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
任劳任怨
rèn láo rèn yuàn
  1. 1 to work hard without complaint (idiom)
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
  1. 1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
  1. 1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
  1. 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hell freezes over
  3. 3 pigs can fly
御驾亲征
yù jià qīn zhēng
  1. 1 the emperor leads his troops into battle (idiom)
  2. 2 to take part personally in an expedition
征名责实
zhēng míng zé shí
  1. 1 to seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom); to judge sth at face value
怨天尤人
yuàn tiān yóu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
怨天载道
yuàn tiān zài dào
  1. 1 lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around
  2. 2 discontent is openly voiced
怨声载道
yuàn shēng zài dào
  1. 1 lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around
  2. 2 discontent is openly voiced
情人眼里出西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
  1. 1 lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情人眼里有西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
  1. 1 In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul

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