duàn
jǐng
tuí
yuán

idiom

Meaning of 断井颓垣

断井颓垣 means dilapidated wells and crumbling walls; scene of desolation and ruin. Pronounced duàn jǐng tuí yuán.

  • dilapidated wells and crumbling walls; scene of desolation and ruin

Definitions & Examples

fán
huá
de
gōng
diàn殿
 
jīn
zhǐ
shèng
xià
duàn
jǐng
tuí
yuán
 

The once-prosperous palace now only has dilapidated wells and crumbling walls.

Zhàn
zhēng
guò
hòu
 
chéng
mǎn
jiē
shì
duàn
jǐng
tuí
yuán
 

After the war, the ancient city was filled with scenes of ruin and desolation.

màn
zài
duàn
jǐng
tuí
yuán
zhī
zhōng
 
xīn
zhōng
yǒng
xiàn
cāng
sāng
zhī
gǎn
 

As he wandered amidst the broken wells and collapsed walls, a profound sense of the vicissitudes of life welled up in his heart.