- to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
- scorched earth policy
Characters
- 坚 (堅): strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute
- 壁 (壁): wall; rampart
- 清 (清): Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911); surname Qing
- 野 (埜): old variant of 野[ye3]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 坚壁清野
- MDBG: 坚壁清野
- Examples with 坚壁清野 on Tatoeba
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