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殘渣餘孽
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[n] dregs of the old society Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1507 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 3rd Jun 2007 00:36 and last edited on 15th May 2013 19:17 |
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Characters in this word:殘 caan4 - defective; cruel; damage; remnant渣 zaa1 zaa2 - dregs; crumbs; poor quality 餘 jyu4 - remaining; remainder; spare; more than 孽 jip6 jit6 - evil; demon; son of concubine; unfaithful |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).