荡然无存 dàng rán wú cún completely vanished

Explanation

形容事物完全消失，一点不剩。

Describes something completely disappearing, leaving nothing behind.

Origin Story

传说中，强大的秦始皇陵寝，曾富丽堂皇，珍宝无数。然而，经历了时间的洗礼和战乱的摧残，如今只剩下一座空荡荡的陵墓，昔日的辉煌早已荡然无存。唯有那些关于秦始皇陵的传说，在人们口中流传，诉说着曾经的盛世繁华。

chuán shuō zhōng, qiáng dà de qín shǐ huáng líng qǐn, céng fù lì huáng huáng, zhēn bǎo wú shù. rán ér, jīng lì le shí jiān de xǐ lǐ hé zhàn luàn de cuī cán, rú jīn zhǐ shèng xià yī zuò kōng dàng dàng de líng mù, xī rì de huī huáng zǎo yǐ dàng rán wú cún. wéi yǒu nà xiē guānyú qín shǐ huáng líng de chuán shuō, zài rén men kǒu zhōng liú chuán, sù shuō zhe céng jīng de shèng shì fán huá

Legend has it that the magnificent mausoleum of the powerful Qin Shi Huang was once resplendent, filled with countless treasures. However, after the passage of time and the ravages of war, only an empty tomb remains today, the former glory completely vanished. Only the legends about the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum live on, passed down from generation to generation, narrating the former prosperity and splendor.

Usage

用于描写事物完全消失的情况。

yòng yú miáo xiě shì wù wán quán xiāo shī de qíng kuàng

Used to describe the situation where something has completely disappeared.

Examples

• 这场大火，使百年老店荡然无存。

  zhè chǎng dà huǒ, shǐ bǎi nián lǎo diàn dàng rán wú cún

  The fire left the centuries-old shop completely destroyed.

• 他所有的积蓄，一夜之间荡然无存了。

  tā suǒ yǒu de jīxù, yī yè zhī jiān dàng rán wú cún le

  All his savings vanished overnight.

Related Idioms

• 化为乌有

• 烟消云散

Opposite Idioms

• 完好无损

• 依然如故