焦しょう土ど

noun

scorched earth

Refers to land that has been burned and devastated, often in a military context or metaphorically for complete destruction.

• 戦せん争そうで町まちは焦しょう土どと化かした。

  The town was reduced to scorched earth by the war.

• 焦しょう土ど作さく戦せんは敵てきの資し源げんを奪うばうために行おこなわれた。

  The scorched-earth tactic was carried out to deprive the enemy of resources.