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斷垣殘壁

简 断垣残壁 · 繁 斷垣殘壁
Mandarin · pinyin duàn yuán cán bì

Meanings

  1. see 斷壁殘垣 duàn bì cán yuán
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斷
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垣
yuán · low wall
殘
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壁
bì · partition wall; walls of a house; 14th lunar mansion, determinative star γ Pegasi (Algenib)
断
duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
残
cán · injure, spoil; oppress; broken
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4–2–2–4 · duan4 yuan2 can2 bi4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) dilapidated and collapsed walls; ruins of a building

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