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十室九空shí shì jiǔ kōngnine out of ten houses are stripped bare (/are deserted) — a scene of desolation after a plague or war; mass impoverish ment due to exploitation,war,etc.
❍ 元帅在上，帝京初复，～。为今要务，先当招集流移，使安故业。(洪昇《长生殿》) The imperial city has been recovered,Commander,but nine out of ten houses are empty.It is important to order the refugees to return home and take up their former tasks. 十室九空shí shì jiǔ kōnɡ室：人家。十户人家就有九家是空的。形容因灾害、战乱或暴政使老百姓流离失所的凄凉景象。a scene of desolation after a plague or war when the population is decimated, nine houses out of ten are stripped bare |