dōng zhēng xī tǎodictionary entry
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war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
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Original source entry:

東征西討 东征西讨 [dong1 zheng1 xi1 tao3] /war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters/

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