Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Draw a character Search 4 entries. běifá 北伐 the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords běifájūn 北伐军 the Northern Expeditionary Army běifájūn 北伐軍 the Northern Expeditionary Army nánzhēngběifá 南征北伐 war on all sides (idiom)