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残渣余孽 — “Evil remnants or dregs”

残渣余孽 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Evil remnants or dregs”. Remaining undesirable elements or individuals after an elimination or purge. Literally, “Residue and evil remnants”.

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残渣余孽 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 残cán
  • 渣zhā
  • 余yú
  • 孽niè

残渣余孽 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
残
cán9harm, destroy, or cruel
渣
zhā12dregs, residue, crumbs
余
yú7I, me, remaining, after
孽
niè20evil deed or consequence

Example Sentence with 残渣余孽

经过一番彻底清理,那些滋生谣言的残渣余孽终于被清除干净了。
After a thorough cleanup, those undesirable elements who spread rumors were finally cleared away.

Idioms Related to 残渣余孽

Synonyms of 残渣余孽

  • cán残bīng兵bài败jiàng将remnants of a defeated army
  • lòu漏wǎng网zhī之yú鱼fugitive who slipped through the net

Antonyms of 残渣余孽

  • dé德cái才jiān兼bèi备possess both virtue and talent
  • bǎi百lǐ里tiāo挑yī一one in a hundred

More idioms starting with 残

  • cán残sī丝duàn断hún魂on the verge of death
  • cán残bīng兵bài败zú卒remnants of a defeated army
  • cán残jūn军bài败jiàng将defeated and scattered forces
  • cán残dōng冬là腊yuè月depths of winter
  • cán残guī圭duàn断bì璧valuable fragments
  • cán残yuán垣duàn断bì壁dilapidated ruins
  • cán残shān山shèng剩shuǐ水remnants of a devastated landscape
  • cán残nián年yú余lì力remaining years and declining strength
  • cán残nián年mù暮jǐng景one's declining years
  • cán残rěn忍bù不rén仁cruel and inhumane
  • cán残bào暴bù不rén仁cruel and inhumane

Questions about 残渣余孽

What does 残渣余孽 mean?
残渣余孽 (cán zhā yú niè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Evil remnants or dregs”.
How do you pronounce 残渣余孽?
残渣余孽 is pronounced cán zhā yú niè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 残渣余孽 literally mean?
Literally, 残渣余孽 means “Residue and evil remnants”. It is used to mean “Evil remnants or dregs”.
What is the Chinese definition of 残渣余孽?
比喻在消灭或淘汰过程中残存下来的坏人。孽,邪恶的东西。
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