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

Usage notes

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