shuō fa
way of speaking
wording
formulation
one's version (of events)
statement
theory
hypothesis
interpretation
běi fá
the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1927 under Chiang Kaishek against the Northern Warlords
dǎ fa
to dispatch sb to do sth
to make sb leave
to pass (the time)
(old) to make arrangements
(old) to bestow (alms etc)
tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuā
lit. hair and beard all in one stroke
fig. to handle different things by the same method
one method to solve all problems
one size fits all
Běi fá
the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords