tóng​tuó​jīng​jí

devastation of war

铜驼荆棘 銅駝荊棘 tóng​tuó​jīng​jí
devastation of war
The sight of palace bronze camels buried in thorns; used to describe the tragic ruins of a fallen capital, the devastation of a nation, or the decline of a once-great family.

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