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Home / Idiom / 寸草不留

not even so much as a blade of grass left · leave not even a blade of grass · complete devastation of land · be devastated

寸草不留
cùn cǎo bù liú
c+ùn·4th tonec+ǎo·3rd toneb+ù·4th tonel+iú·2nd tone
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the army is completely wiped out · not a single armored warrior remains片甲不留piàn jiǎ bù liú(lit.) not even chickens and dogs are spared (idiom) · (fig.) mass slaughter鸡犬不留jī quǎn bù liúa scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom)满目疮痍mǎn mù chuāng yía thousand li of barren land - a scene of utter desolation (after drought, pests, etc.) · thousands of miles of cracked, parched and deserted land赤地千里chì dì qiān lǐ
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