北 伐

Běi fádictionary entry

the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords

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Original source entry:

北伐 北伐 [Bei3 fa2] /the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords/

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北
běi
north / (classical) to be defeated
伐
fá
to cut down / to fell / to dispatch an expedition against / to attack / to boast / Taiwan pr. [fā]

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