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Home / Idiom / 残渣余孽

evil elements who have escaped eradication

残渣余孽
cán zhā yú niè
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Synonyms
ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants残兵败将cán bīng bài jiàng(lit.) a fish that escaped the net (idiom) · (fig.) sb or sth that slips through the net漏网之鱼lòu wǎng zhī yúdross · dregs · rubbish · fig. useless residue糟粕zāo pòbad person · villain坏人huài rénfilthy mire · filth and mire · the mire污泥浊水wū ní zhuó shuǐlit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom) · fig. troublemaker · black sheep · rotten apple害群之马hài qún zhī mǎ
Antonyms
one in a hundred · cream of the crop百里挑一bǎi lǐ tiāo yī(idiom) possessing both integrity and talent德才兼备dé cái jiān bèi
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