jiāo​tǔ​zhèng​cè

scorched-earth policy

  • created reference approved 焦土政策 → 坚壁清野/堅壁清野 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    焦土政策 jiāo​tǔ​zhèng​cè

    坚壁清野 / 堅壁清野 jiān​bì​qīng​yě

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 焦土政策 · jiāo​tǔ​zhèng​cè · scorched-earth policy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    焦土政策

    jiāo​tǔ​zhèng​cè

    scorched-earth policy

    A military strategy of destroying any assets that might be useful to an enemy while advancing through or withdrawing from an area; destroying buildings and supplies to prevent enemy use.

    焦土 (literal) → 焦土 · jiāo​tǔ · scorched earth 政策 (literal) → 政策 · zhèng​cè · policy

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