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scorched earth en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Calque from Chinese 焦土 (jiāotǔ, “scorched earth; ravages of war”), originally in reference to the strategy adopted by the Chinese government in the Second Sino-Japanese War. First attested in 1937 as an idiom.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of scorched-earth.
Forms
wikipedia: Second Sino-Japanese War
scorched earth en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Calque from Chinese 焦土 (jiāotǔ, “scorched earth; ravages of war”), originally in reference to the strategy adopted by the Chinese government in the Second Sino-Japanese War. First attested in 1937 as an idiom.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Land that has been abandoned, in the face of an advancing enemy, after the destruction of all resources on it.
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(uncountable) The strategy of destroying all resources in an area of land in order to deny their use to an advancing enemy.
Deriveds
scorched-earth policy
Translations (19)
da brændte jords taktik (Translations) · cmn 焦土 (Translations) · es tierra chamuscada (Translations) · ru вы́жженная земля́ (Translations) · sv brända jordens taktik (Translations) · es tierra quemada (Translations) · nl verschroeide aarde (Translations) · it terra bruciata (Translations) · sv bränd jord (Translations) · ja 焦土 (Translations) · vi tiêu thổ (Translations) · fr terre brûlée (Translations) · fi poltettu maa (Translations) · ka გადამწვარი მიწა (Translations) · hu felperzselt föld (Translations) · de verbrannte Erde (Translations) · es tierra achicharrada (Translations) · ar سِيَاسَةُ الأَرْضِ المَحْرُوقَة (Translations) · pl spalona ziemia (Translations)
wikipedia: Second Sino-Japanese War