- lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- fig. scene of devastation
- ruins
Generated definitions (experimental)
- scene of devastation
- ruins
This idiom is used to describe a place which has been destroyed or is in a state of disrepair, conveying a sense of desolation and ruin.
The city became a scene of devastation after the war.
They searched for memories of the past among the ruins.
The term can also refer more broadly to remnants of structures that are no longer functional or intact, often evoking a sense of history or nostalgia.
These ancient ruins attract many tourists.
We wandered among the ruins, feeling the weight of history.
Generated collocations (experimental)
tuí yuán duàn bì颓垣断壁scene of devastationmǎn mù满目tuí yuán duàn bì颓垣断壁a scene of total destructiontuí yuán duàn bì颓垣断壁zhī之de地a place of ruinstuí yuán duàn bì颓垣断壁de的jǐng xiàng景象the sight of desolationzài在tuí yuán duàn bì颓垣断壁Zhōng中pái huái徘徊to wander among the ruinstuí yuán duàn bì颓垣断壁de的chéng shì城市a city in ruinstuí yuán duàn bì颓垣断壁de的huí yì回忆memories of devastationxī rì昔日fán huá繁华yǐ已Chéng成tuí颓yuán垣duàn断bì壁once prosperous, now reduced to ruinstuí yuán duàn bì颓垣断壁de的lì shǐ历史the history of devastationmiàn lín面临tuí yuán duàn bì颓垣断壁de的chóng jiàn重建facing reconstruction amidst ruins