【十室九空】〖shí shì ji kng〗[Nine houses out of ten are deserted -- a scene of desolation after a plague when the population is decimated; Almost all houses are empty; Nine out of ten families are gone; Nine out of ten houses were stripped bare]

十面埋伏地雷战，

室无长物倭侵犯。

九曲回肠大扫荡，

空室清野寇炸完。

十家有九家一无所有。形容人民大量死亡或逃亡后的荒凉景象。Nine out of ten have nothing. Describe desolate scene large number people dying or fleeing. 同：颠沛流离、家破人亡。反：人烟稠密、安居乐业。