- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
After the earthquake, only broken walls and ruins remained here.
fig. scene of devastation
After the earthquake, only broken walls and ruined structures remained here.
ruins
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
After the earthquake, only broken walls and ruins remained here.
fig. scene of devastation
After the earthquake, only broken walls and ruined structures remained here.
ruins
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
Bones that remain after war evoke cruelty and the remnants of destruction.
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
Bones that remain after war evoke cruelty and the remnants of destruction.
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
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This ancient castle now has only crumbling walls and ruins remaining.
This ancient castle now has only crumbling walls and ruins remaining.