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洗劫一空

Mandarin · pinyin xǐ jié yī kōng

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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(idiomatic) to completely loot and leave nothing behind

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