duàn
yuán
cán

idiom

Meaning of 断垣残壁

断垣残壁 means ruined walls and broken ramps; describing the scene of collapsed and dilapidated buildings. Pronounced duàn yuán cán bì.

  • ruined walls and broken ramps; describing the scene of collapsed and dilapidated buildings

Definitions & Examples

Zhàn
zhēng
guò
hòu
 
zhè
zuò
chéng
shì
dào
chù
dōu
shì
duàn
yuán
cán
 

After the war, this city was full of ruined walls everywhere.

Zhè
zuò
fèi
de
gōng
chǎng
jīn
zhǐ
shèng
duàn
yuán
cán
 

This abandoned factory now has nothing left but dilapidated ruins.

zhèn
jiāng
yuán
běn
měi
de
cūn
zhuāng
biàn
chéng
le
piàn
duàn
yuán
cán
 

The earthquake turned the originally beautiful village into a scene of ruined walls.