颓垣断壁 in English tui2 yuan2 duan4 bi4 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

颓 垣 断 壁

Traditional Characters

頹 垣 斷 壁

Pinyin

tui2 yuan2 duan4 bi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

颓tui2variant of 頹|颓[tui2] 垣yuan2wall 断duan4to break 壁bi4wall