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tiêu thổ

Pronunciation Northern /tiəw˧˧ tʰo̰˧˩˧/ Central /tiəw˧˥ tʰo˧˩˨/ Southern /tiəw˧˧ tʰo˨˩˦/
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scorched earth
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scorched earth
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Meaning
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scorched earth Politics & InstitutionsTheme

A military strategy of destroying all resources to prevent an enemy from using them.

vi Đội quân đã thực hiện chiến lược tiêu thổ khi rút lui.

en The army implemented a scorched earth strategy while retreating.

Parts
tiêu / thổ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 焦土 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 焦土

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
焦土
Candidates by syllable
tiêu thổ
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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tiểu thơ
Use
tiêu thổ chiến thuật / mục tiêu / tiêu dùng / hồ tiêu …
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