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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

残兵败将 [cánbīngbàijiàng]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] remnants of a routed army
    收拾残兵败将,企图东山再起
    muster the remnants of the army, intending to stage a comeback
    大势已去,只剩下一帮残兵败将还在做垂死挣扎。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

残兵败将 [cánbīngbàijiàng]
  1. 1. 指战败后残留下来失去战斗力的军队。

Examples

收拾残兵败将,企图东山再起
muster the remnants of the army, intending to stage a comeback 残兵败将
大势已去,只剩下一帮残兵败将还在做垂死挣扎。 残兵败将
他手下只有一些残兵败将
He leads a defeated army. 败将
残兵败将 败将

Word Decomposition


[cán]
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[bīng]
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[bài]
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[jiàng]

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