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殘兵敗將

简残兵败将 · 繁殘兵敗將

Mandarin · pinyin cán bīng bài jiàng

ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants

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殘: Look up this written character
兵: bīng · soldier, troops
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残: cán · injure, spoil; oppress; broken
败: bài · be defeated, decline, fail
将: jiāng · will, going to, future; general

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2–1–4–4 · can2 bing1 bai4 jiang4

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caan4 bing1 baai6 zoeng3

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(idiomatic) defeated troops

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