残羹剩饭 — “Leftovers”
残羹剩饭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “leftovers”. Scraps; undesirable things left over by others. Literally, “leftover soup and rice”.
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残羹剩饭 Pronunciation and Pinyin
残羹剩饭 Character Breakdown
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他辛辛苦苦工作了一辈子，到头来却只得到了别人瞧不上的残羹剩饭。
He worked hard all his life, but in the end, he only received the scraps that others looked down upon.
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- 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
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Open the tool →Questions about 残羹剩饭
What does 残羹剩饭 mean?
残羹剩饭 (cán gēng shèng fàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “leftovers”.
How do you pronounce 残羹剩饭?
残羹剩饭 is pronounced cán gēng shèng fàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 残羹剩饭 literally mean?
Literally, 残羹剩饭 means “leftover soup and rice”. It is used to mean “leftovers”.
What is the Chinese definition of 残羹剩饭?
吃剩的饭菜，比喻别人取用后剩下的一点儿东西