北伐 Běi fá ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ bak1 fat6
- the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
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北
- 北京 Běi jīng ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ bak1 ging1 Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京)
- 北方 běi fāng ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤ bak1 fong1 north
- 北极 北極 běi jí ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ bak1 gik6 the North Pole
- 北边 北邊 běi biān ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄢ bak1 bin1 north
- 北部 běi bù ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ bak1 bou6 northern part
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- 南北 nán běi ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ naam4 bak1 north and south
- 东北 東北 dōng běi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇ dung1 bak1 northeast
- 西北 xī běi ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ sai1 bak1 northwest
- 三北 Sān běi ㄙㄢ ㄅㄟˇ saam1 bak1 China's three northern regions, 东北, 华北 and 西北
- 丘北 Qiū běi ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄟˇ jau1 bak1 see 丘北县
- 以北 yǐ běi ㄧˇ ㄅㄟˇ ji5 bak1 to the north of (suffix)
- 北上 běi shàng ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ bak1 soeng5 to go up north
- 北亚 北亞 Běi Yà ㄅㄟˇ ㄧㄚˋ bak1 aa3 North Asia
- 北佬 běi lǎo ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄠˇ bak1 lou2 northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
- 北仑 北侖 Běi lún ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ bak1 leon4 see 北仑区
- 北侧 北側 běi cè ㄅㄟˇ ㄘㄜˋ bak1 zak1 north side
- 北史 Běi shǐ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˇ bak1 si2 History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
- 北周 Běi Zhōu ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄡ bak1 zau1 the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
- 北国 北國 běi guó ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ bak1 gwok3 the northern part of the country
- 北圻 Běi qí ㄅㄟˇ ㄑㄧˊ Tonkin, northern Vietnam during the French colonial period
伐
- 步伐 bù fá ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚˊ bou6 fat6 pace
- 伐木 fá mù ㄈㄚˊ ㄇㄨˋ fat6 muk6 to cut wood
- 伐柯 fá kē ㄈㄚˊ ㄎㄜ fat6 o1 (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax
- 吊伐 弔伐 diào fá ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ to console the people by punishing the tyrants (abbr. for 吊民伐罪)
- 征伐 zhēng fá ㄓㄥ ㄈㄚˊ zing1 fat6 to go on or send a punitive expedition
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- 采伐 採伐 cǎi fá ㄘㄞˇ ㄈㄚˊ coi2 fat6 to fell
- 攻伐 gōng fá ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄚˊ gung1 fat6 to attack
- 滥伐 濫伐 làn fá ㄌㄢˋ ㄈㄚˊ laam6 fat6 to denude
- 盗伐 盜伐 dào fá ㄉㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ dou6 fat6 to unlawfully fell trees
- 砍伐 kǎn fá ㄎㄢˇ ㄈㄚˊ ham2 fat6 to hew
- 禁伐 jìn fá ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄈㄚˊ gam3 fat6 a ban on logging
- 讨伐 討伐 tǎo fá ㄊㄠˇ ㄈㄚˊ tou2 fat6 to suppress by armed force
- 伐木场 伐木場 fá mù chǎng ㄈㄚˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄔㄤˇ fat6 muk6 coeng4 a logging area
- 北伐军 北伐軍 běi fá jūn ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ ㄐㄩㄣ bak1 fat6 gwan1 the Northern Expeditionary Army
- 伐木工人 fá mù gōng rén ㄈㄚˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ fat6 muk6 gung1 jan4 lumberjack
- 假道伐虢 jiǎ dào fá Guó ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ gaa2 dou6 fat6 gwik1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
- 南征北伐 nán zhēng běi fá ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ naam4 zing1 bak1 fat6 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 口诛笔伐 口誅筆伐 kǒu zhū bǐ fá ㄎㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄚˊ hau2 zyu1 bat1 fat6 to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
- 大张挞伐 大張撻伐 dà zhāng tà fá ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄤ ㄊㄚˋ ㄈㄚˊ daai6 zoeng1 daat3 fat6 (idiom) to launch an all-out attack
- 巴伐利亚 巴伐利亞 Bā fá lì yà ㄅㄚ ㄈㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄚˋ baa1 fat6 lei6 aa3 Bavaria
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- 北叟失马 北叟失馬 běi sǒu shī mǎ ㄅㄟˇ ㄙㄡˇ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ bak1 sau2 sat1 maa5 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
- 大江南北 Dà jiāng nán běi ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ daai6 gong1 naam4 bak1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
- 喝西北风 喝西北風 hē xī běi fēng ㄏㄜ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄥ hot3 sai1 bak1 fung1 lit. to drink the northwest wind (idiom)
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- 南箕北斗 Nán jī Běi dǒu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ naam4 gei1 bak1 dau2 lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)
- 南辕北辙 南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄜˊ naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
- 南征北伐 nán zhēng běi fá ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ naam4 zing1 bak1 fat6 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北讨 南征北討 nán zhēng běi tǎo ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄊㄠˇ naam4 zing1 bak1 tou2 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北战 南征北戰 nán zhēng běi zhàn ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄢˋ naam4 zing1 bak1 zin3 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 泰山北斗 Tài shān Běi dǒu ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ taai3 saan1 bak1 dau2 lit. Mount Tai and the Big Dipper (idiom)
- 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄟˇ tin1 naam4 dei6 bak1 (idiom) far apart
- 大张挞伐 大張撻伐 dà zhāng tà fá ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄤ ㄊㄚˋ ㄈㄚˊ daai6 zoeng1 daat3 fat6 (idiom) to launch an all-out attack
- 吊民伐罪 弔民伐罪 diào mín fá zuì ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄚˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ diu3 man4 fat6 zeoi6 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
- 假道伐虢 jiǎ dào fá Guó ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ gaa2 dou6 fat6 gwik1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo