所剩無幾

简 所剩无几 · 繁 所剩無幾
Mandarin · pinyin suǒ shèng wú jǐ

Meanings

  1. there is not much left
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所
suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
剩
shèng · leftovers, residue, remains
無
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幾
jǐ · how many? how much?; a few, some
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
几
jǐ · small table
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3–4–2–3 · suo3 sheng4 wu2 ji3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

so2 zing6 mou4 gei2

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  1. (idiomatic) not much is left; little remains

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