raze to the ground

raze to the ground

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is l í t í ngs ǎ ol ǘ, which means to destroy the enemy completely. It comes from the book of the Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of the Han Dynasty, biography of the Xiongnu, it is said that "the court has been plowed, the Lu has been swept, and the county has been set up."

Idiom usage

It means to destroy the enemy completely. The power of heaven is strong, and the army is afraid of him. Although he is, he is not ready to start. On emperor Xiaozong's posthumous address

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym for "plowing the court and sweeping the hole"