- 残垣断壁 cányuánduànbì ruinsdilapidated walls and crumbling structures; the physical remains of destroyed buildings
- 断壁残垣 duànbìcányuán ruinsbroken walls and physical remains of destroyed buildings or structures
- 断瓦残垣 duànwǎcányuán ruinsbroken tiles and dilapidated walls; a scene of devastation
- 残垣败壁 cányuánbàibì devastationa desolate scene of destruction and collapse, often used to describe the aftermath of a catastrophe
