洗地
Chinese
| to wash; to bathe | earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly | ||
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| simp. and trad. (洗地) |
洗 | 地 | |
| Literally: “to wash the ground; to clean the floor”. | |||
Pronunciation
Verb
洗地
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see 洗, 地.
- (military, informal) to perform an area bombing; to bomb a large area indiscriminately; to carpet bomb
- (neologism) to cover up evidence of wrongdoing; to justify and defend someone against blame, charges or accusations as a veneering; to whitewash
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