- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
After the earthquake, only crumbling walls and broken rubble remained here.
fig. scene of devastation
After the earthquake, only crumbling walls and broken ruins remained here.
ruins
This city has only dilapidated walls and broken ramparts remaining.
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
After the earthquake, only crumbling walls and broken rubble remained here.
fig. scene of devastation
After the earthquake, only crumbling walls and broken ruins remained here.
ruins
This city has only dilapidated walls and broken ramparts remaining.
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
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