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坚壁清野

jiān bì qīng yě

4-character word Traditional 堅壁清野

What 坚壁清野 means

1. to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
2. scorched earth policy

The characters in 坚壁清野

• 坚jiānstrong; solid; firm
• 壁bìwall; rampart
• 清qīng(of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted
• 野yěfield; plain; open space

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