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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hwang-pye
"전쟁으로 인해 도시가 황폐해졌다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The physical or moral state of being ruined, desolate, or devastated through neglect or catastrophe.
"The ancient temple fell into complete ruin over the centuries."
- 1
To cause something to become desolate, ruined, or hopelessly impaired.
"Years of continuous warfare devastated the once prosperous region."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Sino-Korean vocabulary layer (Hanja: 荒廢), combining characters meaning 'barren/wild' and 'abandon/ruin'. Historically used in East Asian literary contexts to describe lands, buildings, or institutions falling into a state of total neglect and decay.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "荒廃" is said worldwide
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dévastation
Transliteration: devastation
"La ville a été laissée à l'abandon."
Verödung
Transliteration: Veroedung
"Das Gebäude fiel der Verödung anheim."
devastazione
Transliteration: devastazione
"Il territorio versava in uno stato di completo abbandono."
ruina
Transliteration: ruina
"El castillo quedó en completa ruina."
devastação
Transliteration: devastacao
"A região sofreu com a devastação total."
ब बर्बादी
Transliteration: barbaadi
Script: बर्बादी
"युद्ध के कारण क्षेत्र बर्बादी की कगार पर पहुँच गया।"
荒废
Transliteration: huāng fèi
"这栋老房子已经荒废多年了。"
황폐
Transliteration: hwang-pye
"전쟁으로 인해 도시가 황폐해졌다."
荒廃
Transliteration: kōhai
"農地が荒廃してしまった。"
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