guǐ

垝

Character · AdjectiveTraditional陒

incomplete; ruined; collapsed

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

incomplete; damaged; ruined (esp. of walls)

literary

Literary term describing broken or collapsed structures, particularly walls. Often used in the compound 陒垣.

Guǐ陒
yuán垣
duàn断
bì壁
 ，
huāng荒
cǎo草
cóng丛
shēng生
 。

Ruined walls and broken partitions were overgrown with wild grass.

Gǔ古
miào庙
guǐ陒
tā塌
 ，
jǐn仅
cún存
yí遗
zhǐ址
 。

The ancient temple collapsed, leaving only ruins.

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Lì历
jīng经
zhàn战
huǒ火
 ，
chéng城
qiáng墙
guǐ陒
quē缺
bù不
quán全
 。

After the war, the city walls were damaged and incomplete.