







宗庙丘墟 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to ancestral temples having fallen into ruins”. Symbolizing the desolation and decline of a once great family or institution. Literally, “Ancestral temples turned into ruins”.

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Open the tool →宗庙丘墟 (zōng miào qiū xū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to ancestral temples having fallen into ruins”.
宗庙丘墟 is pronounced zōng miào qiū xū in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 宗庙丘墟 means “Ancestral temples turned into ruins”. It is used to mean “refers to ancestral temples having fallen into ruins”.
宗庙:天子诸侯祭祀祖宗的地方;丘墟:废墟。宗庙废成废墟。比喻国家衰亡