We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「犁庭掃穴」, explained below.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「犁庭掃穴」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
Plow down the enemy’s base camp and raid his lair. A metaphor for completely destroying the enemy.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lí tíng sǎo xué
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lai4 ting4 sou2 yut6
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