dilapidated ruins; ruined walls
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
ruined walls and broken chambers; scene of devastation and dilapidation
literaryLiterary idiom often used to describe the aftermath of war, disaster, or long neglect.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
，
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
zhǐ只
shèng剩
xià下
tuí颓
yuán垣
duàn断
bì壁
。
After the war, nothing remained of this city but ruined walls and rubble.
Dì地
zhèn震
guò过
hòu后
，
cūn村
zhuāng庄
lǐ里
dào到
chù处
shì是
tuí颓
yuán垣
duàn断
bì壁
。
After the earthquake, the village was filled with scenes of devastation and ruined buildings.
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Xī昔
rì日
fán繁
huá华
de的
gōng宫
diàn殿
，
rú如
jīn今
biàn变
chéng成
le了
yī一
piàn片
tuí颓
yuán垣
duàn断
bì壁
。
The once magnificent palace has now turned into nothing but a stretch of crumbling ruins.