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 to conduct scorched earth warfare ==== Usage notes ==== More often than not, this term is used within "resistance war" contexts (kháng chiến), not offensive ones (xâm lược).