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斷垣殘壁

简断垣残壁 · 繁斷垣殘壁

Mandarin · pinyin duàn yuán cán bì

see 斷壁殘垣 duàn bì cán yuán

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斷: Look up this written character
垣: yuán · low wall
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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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(idiomatic) dilapidated and collapsed walls; ruins of a building

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