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残渣余孽

cán zhā yú nièdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
evil elements who have escaped eradication
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5aea71212c89d023. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

殘渣餘孽 残渣余孽 [can2 zha1 yu2 nie4] /evil elements who have escaped eradication/

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Other forms in these source records: 殘渣餘孽

  • 残
    cán

    to destroy / to spoil / to ruin / to injure / cruel / oppressive / savage / brutal / incomplete / disabled / to remain / to survive / remnant / surplus

  • 渣
    zhā

    slag (in mining or smelting) / dregs

  • 余
    yú

    (literary) I / me / extra / surplus / remaining / remainder after division / (following numerical value) or more / in excess of (some number) / residue (math.) / after / I / me

    Yú

    surname Yu

  • 孽
    niè

    son born of a concubine / disaster / sin / evil

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.