焦土政策

Chinese

		scorched earth; ravages of war	policy
trad. (焦土政策)		焦土	政策
simp. #(焦土政策)		焦土	政策

Etymology

Likely calque of English scorched-earth policy.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāotǔ zhèngcè

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄨˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄘㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ tou² zing³ caak³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāotǔ zhèngcè
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄨˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄘㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaotǔ jhèngcè
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹-tʻu³ chêng⁴-tsʻê⁴
    • Yale: jyāu-tǔ jèng-tsè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiautuu jenqtseh
    • Palladius: цзяоту чжэнцэ (czjaotu čžɛncɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ziu¹ tou² zing³ caak³
    • Yale: jīu tóu jing chaak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ tou² dzing³ tsaak⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: jiu¹ tou² jing³ cag³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sʰaːk̚³/

Noun

焦土政策

1. scorched-earth policy