断垣残壁 in English duan4 yuan2 can2 bi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) walls reduced to rubble (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically scene of devastation
  • ruins

Simplified Characters

断 垣 残 壁

Traditional Characters

斷 垣 殘 壁

Pinyin

duan4 yuan2 can2 bi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

断duan4to break 垣yuan2wall 残can2to destroy 壁bi4wall