堅壁清野

Chinese

		strong; solid; firm strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute	wall; rampart	clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	field; plain; open space field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; wild
trad. (堅壁清野)		堅	壁	清	野
simp. (坚壁清野)		坚	壁	清	野

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiānbìqīngyě

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin¹ bik¹ cing¹ je⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiānbìqīngyě
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jianbìcingyě
    • Wade–Giles: chien¹-pi⁴-chʻing¹-yeh³
    • Yale: jyān-bì-chīng-yě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianbihchingyee
    • Palladius: цзяньбицинъе (czjanʹbicinʺje)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pi⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin¹ bik¹ cing¹ je⁵
    • Yale: gīn bīk chīng yéh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin¹ bik⁷ tsing¹ je⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin¹ big¹ qing¹ yé⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn⁵⁵ pɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/

Idiom

堅壁清野

1. to fortify defences and evacuate all civilians and supplies
2. (by extension) scorched-earth policy