cán​zhā

residue

  • created reference approved 残渣/殘渣 → 堆 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    残渣 / 殘渣 cán​zhā

    堆 duī

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 残渣/殘渣 · cán​zhā · residue — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    残渣 / 殘渣

    cán​zhā

    residue

    leftover bits of something; dregs; sediment; waste product; debris or rubbish

    残 (literal) → 残/殘 · cán · remaining 渣 (literal) → 渣 · zhā · dregs

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 残渣/殘渣 · cán​zhā · remnants — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    残渣 / 殘渣

    cán​zhā

    remnants

    metaphorical use for leftover bad people or remnants of an old, undesirable regime

    残 (literal) → 残/殘 · cán · remaining 渣 (literal) → 渣 · zhā · scum

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense