断垣残壁

断垣残壁
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lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

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MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

    • After the earthquake, only broken walls and ruins remained here.

  2. noun

    fig. scene of devastation

  3. noun

    ruins

    • After the earthquake, the city was left with nothing but ruined walls and collapsed structures.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.

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