东征西怨 dōng zhēng xī yuàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

CHARACTERS

东 dōng
HSK 1
east, eastern, eastward
征 zhēng
HSK 5
invade, attack, conquer
西 xī
HSK 1
west(ern); westward, occident
怨 yuàn
HSK 5
hatred, enmity, resentment