created sense approved 烧荒/燒荒 · shāohuāng · to burn the wasteland — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
烧荒 / 燒荒
shāohuāng
to burn the wasteland
To clear wild grass, shrubs, or forest on wasteland by burning, often as part of slash-and-burn agriculture or to prepare land for cultivation.
烧, 荒
烧 (literal) → 烧/燒 · shāo · to burn 荒 (literal) → 荒 · huāng · wasteland
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 烧荒/燒荒 · shāohuāng · strategic burning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
烧荒 / 燒荒
shāohuāng
strategic burning
(archaic) An ancient defensive tactic where border guards burned autumn grass outside the frontier to prevent invading forces from grazing their horses.
烧, 荒
烧 (literal) → 烧/燒 · shāo · to burn 荒 (literal) → 荒 · huāng · wasteland
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition