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massacre the inhabitants/residents of a conquered city; kill all the residents of a conquered city

tú chéng

屠 城

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v.massacre the inhabitants/residents of a conquered city; kill all the residents of a conquered city
- yī dàn quán lì dào shǒu tā men zhī zhōng de rèn hé rén dū huì qù tú chéng
  一旦权力到手，他们之中的任何人都会去屠城。
  Should any one of them have the power, he would put the city to the sword.
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xǐ chéng洗城

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