dilapidated buildings; scene of ruin
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
dilapidated wells and crumbling walls; scene of desolation and ruin
literaryLiterally 'broken wells and collapsed walls'. Used to depict a desolate, neglected landscape, often a place that was once prosperous or inhabited. Common in literary and descriptive contexts.
Xī昔
rì日
fán繁
huá华
de的
gōng宫
diàn殿
，
rú如
jīn今
zhǐ只
shèng剩
xià下
duàn断
jǐng井
tuí颓
yuán垣
。
The once-prosperous palace now only has dilapidated wells and crumbling walls.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
，
gǔ古
chéng城
mǎn满
mù目
jiē皆
shì是
duàn断
jǐng井
tuí颓
yuán垣
。
After the war, the ancient city was filled with scenes of ruin and desolation.
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Tā他
màn漫
bù步
zài在
duàn断
jǐng井
tuí颓
yuán垣
zhī之
zhōng中
，
xīn心
zhōng中
yǒng涌
qǐ起
wú无
xiàn限
cāng沧
sāng桑
zhī之
gǎn感
。
As he wandered amidst the broken wells and collapsed walls, a profound sense of the vicissitudes of life welled up in his heart.