dòng​zhé​cuī​bēng

nation in ruins

  1. ridgepole
    (bound form) The main horizontal beam of a roof; also used figuratively to mean a person who carries great responsibility, as in 栋梁 dòng​liáng.
  2. zhé verbparticle
    to break
    to break; to snap; to bend; to fold; to twist
  3. rafter
    (bound form) rafter; a long timber used in a roof structure to support tiles and planks, often used in literary contexts
  4. bēng verbnoun
    to collapse
    to collapse or fall into ruins; to break down or fall apart