討とう匪ひ

noun

suppression of bandits

Historical military term referring to campaigns against bandits or rebels, especially in pre-modern East Asian contexts.

• 明みん代だいには、地ち方ほうで討とう匪ひ作さく戦せんがしばしば行おこなわれた。

  During the Ming dynasty, bandit-suppression campaigns were frequently conducted in the provinces.