空室清野
Traditional form:
空室清野
Pinyin (reading):
kōngshìqīngyě
Definitions:
- empty room, clean field (idiom); clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy
- scorched earth policy
Characters:
- 空 - hollow, empty, deserted, bare
- 室 - house, home; room, chamber
- 清 - clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
- 野 - field, open country; wilderness
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