残垣败壁 in English can2 yuan2 bai4 bi4 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

残 垣 败 壁

Traditional Characters

殘 垣 敗 壁

Pinyin

can2 yuan2 bai4 bi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

残can2to destroy 垣yuan2wall 败bai4to defeat 壁bi4wall