- 残垣断壁 cányuánduànbì ruinsruined walls and debris; describes a scene of devastation or desolate ruins after a disaster
- 断壁残垣 duànbìcányuán ruinsLiterally walls reduced to rubble; describes a scene of total devastation or the remains of dilapidated buildings.
- 断井残垣 duànjǐngcányuán scene of devastationbroken wells and crumbling walls; a scene of ruin and desolation
- 断瓦残垣 duànwǎcányuán rubblebroken tiles and crumbling walls; a scene of ruin and devastation
- 残垣败壁 cányuánbàibì scene of devastationruins or walls reduced to rubble; used to describe a desolate or dilapidated scene after a disaster or years of neglect
