粵

焦ziu1土tou2

ziu1 tou2jiāo tǔ

English

  1. scorched earth
  2. scorched earth

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 被火燒焦嘅土地,形容戰爭之後建築、莊稼等殘破嘅景象

Examples

  • 焦土政策

    scorched earth policy

  • 戰爭結束後,居民喺一片焦土上重建家園。

    After the war ended, residents rebuilt their homes from the ashes.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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