tiêu thổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 焦土.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˧ tʰo˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ tʰow˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ tʰow˨˩˦]

    Verb

    tiêu thổ

    1. to conduct scorched earth warfare

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