not a single tile remains

not a single tile remains

It is a Chinese idiom, PI à NW à B à Li ú, which describes the complete destruction of houses. It comes from the first volume of Yu Shi Ming Yan by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

According to Qian Ruoshui biography in the history of Song Dynasty, "Kuang city was burned down, and the tiles did not exist. The mountains and forests he passed were short of trees. The city is hard-working, but there is no profit.

Idiom usage

The first volume of Yu Shi Ming Yan by Feng Menglong: "the old woman was beaten to pieces by the Jiang family. She was not secure and moved to another county."