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華屋丘墟

简华屋丘墟 · 繁華屋丘墟

Mandarin · pinyin huá wū qiū xū

magnificent building reduced to a mound of rubble (idiom); fig. all one's plans in ruins

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屋: wū · house; room; building, shelter
丘: qiū · hill; elder; empty; a name
墟: xū · high mound; hilly countryside; wasteland
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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2–1–1–1 · hua2 wu1 qiu1 xu1

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