Definition
残羹 is a literary term for leftover food or scraps from a meal, often paired with 剩饭 in the four-character idiom 残羹剩饭. It's used in formal or written contexts, typically describing poverty, waste, or the remains of a feast.
n.
(literary, noun) leftover foodremnants of a meal
Examples
- 。Tā zhǐ néng kào yìxiē cán gēng shèngfàn dùrì.He could only survive on scraps of leftover food.
- ，残羹。Yànxí jiéshù hòu, zhuō shàng quán shì cán gēng.After the banquet ended, the table was covered with leftovers.
- 残羹，。Fùrén diū diào de cán gēng, qióngrén què qiúzhībùdé.The leftovers that the rich throw away are what the poor desperately need.
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