残羹剩饭
cán gēng shèng fàn
Pinyin

Definition

残羹剩饭
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cán gēng shèng fàn
  1. leftovers from a meal
  2. fig. remnants handed down from others

Character Decomposition

Related Words (17)

剩
shèng
  1. 1 to remain
  2. 2 to be left
  3. 3 to have as remainder
剩下
shèng xià
  1. 1 to remain
  2. 2 left over
剩余
shèng yú
  1. 1 remainder
  2. 2 surplus
羹
gēng
  1. 1 soup
一杯羹
yī bēi gēng
  1. 1 lit. a cup of soup
  2. 2 fig. to get part of the profits
  3. 3 one's share of the action
剩女
shèng nu:3
  1. 1 "leftover woman" (successful career woman who has remained single)
剩菜
shèng cài
  1. 1 leftovers (food)
剩饭
shèng fàn
  1. 1 leftover food
吃闭门羹
chī bì mén gēng
  1. 1 to be refused entrance (idiom)
  2. 2 to find the door closed
所剩无几
suǒ shèng wú jǐ
  1. 1 there is not much left
残羹
cán gēng
  1. 1 leftovers from a meal
羊羹
yáng gēng
  1. 1 yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form
羹汤
gēng tāng
  1. 1 soup
肉羹
ròu gēng
  1. 1 stew
  2. 2 bouillon
调羹
tiáo gēng
  1. 1 spoon
过剩
guò shèng
  1. 1 surplus
  2. 2 excess
闭门羹
bì mén gēng
  1. 1 see 吃閉門羹|吃闭门羹[chī bì mén gēng]

Idioms (5)

吃闭门羹
chī bì mén gēng
  1. 1 to be refused entrance (idiom)
  2. 2 to find the door closed
残茶剩饭
cán chá shèng fàn
  1. 1 spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom); remains after a meal
  2. 2 crumbs from the feast
羹藜含糗
gēng lí hán qiǔ
  1. 1 nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet
  2. 2 à la guerre comme à la guerre
羹藜唅糗
gēng lí hān qiǔ
  1. 1 nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet
  2. 2 à la guerre comme à la guerre
飨以闭门羹
xiǎng yǐ bì mén gēng
  1. 1 to close the door in one's face (idiom)

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