tiêu thổ

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Scorched earth: A military strategy or policy of deliberately destroying anything that might be useful to an invading enemy force, such as food supplies, transportation routes, communication lines, industrial resources, and shelter, especially by burning. The primary goal is to deny the enemy sustenance and logistical support.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chiến lược tiêu thổ được thực hiện để làm suy yếu quân xâm lược. (The scorched earth strategy was implemented to weaken the invading army.)
  • Trong lịch sử, nhiều quốc gia đã áp dụng chính sách tiêu thổ. (Historically, many nations have applied a scorched earth policy.)

Advanced Usage

• "tiêu thổ kháng chiến": scorched earth resistance. This is a specific historical term referring to the application of scorched earth tactics as part of a resistance or guerrilla warfare campaign.
  • Chiến tranh Đông Dương chứng kiến các chiến thuật tiêu thổ kháng chiến. (The Indochina War witnessed scorched earth resistance tactics.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chiến thuật tiêu thổ (n): scorched earth tactic.
  • Việc đốt cầu là một phần của chiến thuật tiêu thổ. (Burning the bridge was part of the scorched earth tactic.)

Synonyms

• Scorched earth: The direct and most common equivalent.
• Burn-all policy: A descriptive synonym emphasizing the destructive action.

Related Concepts

• Denial operation: A broader military term for operations aimed at denying resources or terrain to the enemy, which includes scorched earth tactics.
• Guerilla warfare: A type of irregular warfare where scorched earth tactics may be employed by a weaker force against a stronger, conventional army.