焦土
ziu1 tou2jiāo tǔ
English
- scorched earth
- scorched earth
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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