洗劫一空

Mandarin · pinyin xǐ jié yī kōng

Meanings

  1. to steal everything
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洗
xǐ · wash, rinse; clean, purify
劫
jié · take by force, coerce; disaster
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
空
kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
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3–2–1–1 · xi3 jie2 yi1 kong1

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sai2 gip3 jat1 hung1

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  1. (idiomatic) to completely loot and leave nothing behind

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