Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words北伐

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北伐

běi fā·ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚ

“to march north with military force; the Northern Expedition (1926–1928) in which the National Revolutionary Army defeated the northern warlords”

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The cardinal direction north; northern; northward; a northern army; to be defeated; to flee in defeat.

To cut down trees; to attack or conquer an enemy; to boast or brag; also a merit or achievement.