空室清野 — Chinese idiom
空室清野
kōng shì qīng yě
Meaning
- empty room, clean field ; clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy
- scorched earth policy
Character by character
- 空kōnghollow, empty, deserted, bare
- 室shìhouse, home; room, chamber
- 清qīngclean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
- 野yěfield, open country; wilderness
Idioms sharing a character
- 一扫而空 yī sǎo ér kōng
- 一纸空文 yī zhǐ kōng wén
- 人去楼空 rén qù lóu kōng
- 人财两空 rén cái liǎng kōng
- 两手空空 liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
- 劈空扳害 pī kōng bān hài
- 司空见惯 sī kōng jiàn guàn
- 唱空城计 chàng kōng chéng jì
- 囊空如洗 náng kōng rú xǐ
- 四大皆空 sì dà jiē kōng
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