东征西讨 dōng zhēng xī tǎo

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

东 dōng east, eastern, eastward
征 zhēng invade, attack, conquer
西 xī west(ern); westward, occident
讨 tǎo to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry