南北杏

南辕北辙 nányuánběizhé #49,692

shafts pointing south but wheels rolling north / to act in a way that defeats one's purpose / to go in the opposite direction from one's goal

天南海北 tiānnánhǎiběi

from every corner of the land / far-flung places; all over the country / (of conversation) rambling from one topic to another

江南与江北 jiāngnányǔjiāngběi

Jiangnan and Jiangbei (south and north of the Yangtze) / (fig.) two shores, two regions — both separated and linked by the great river / (lit.) River-South and River-North

任尔东西南北风 rèněrdōngxīnánběifēng

let the winds blow from east, west, south, or north — steadfast, unshaken by any outside pressure / literally: let you [blow as] east, west, south or north wind

一桥飞架南北 yīqiáofēijiànánběi

a single bridge flies across, north to south / one bridge spans the two shores

南北 nánběi HSK 5 #18,048

north and south / from north to south

大江南北 dàjiāngnánběi #53,394

north and south of the Yangtze (idiom) / across the whole country; all over China / throughout the land

南来北往 nánláiběiwǎng #87,671

coming from the south, going to the north / travelers passing through from all directions / constant comings and goings

走南闯北 zǒunánchuǎngběi #79,027

to travel south and charge north / to travel extensively; to have been around

天南地北 tiānnándìběi #85,391

south of the sky and north of the earth / from all corners of the country; far apart; (to chat) about all sorts of things