







败井颓垣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a scene of utter desolation and ruin”. Typically referring to abandoned or neglected buildings and an overall dilapidated environment. Literally, “ruined wells and dilapidated walls”.

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Open the tool →败井颓垣 (bài jǐng tuí yuán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a scene of utter desolation and ruin”.
败井颓垣 is pronounced bài jǐng tuí yuán in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 败井颓垣 means “ruined wells and dilapidated walls”. It is used to mean “describes a scene of utter desolation and ruin”.
犹言房毁墙坍。形容村舍荒凉。