soldier riffraff; army scoundrel
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soldier riffraff; old-army scoundrel; military rogue
derogatoryThis term is historically specific, referring to corrupt, undisciplined soldiers in the pre-modern or early 20th-century Chinese armies. It carries a strongly derogatory connotation.
Mín民
guó国
shí时
qī期
，
bù不
shǎo少
chéng城
zhèn镇
bèi被
bīng兵
pǐ痞
sāo骚
rǎo扰
。
During the Republican era, many towns were harassed by soldier riffraff.
Tā他
shì是
gè个
bīng兵
pǐ痞
，
chú除
le了
qī欺
yā压
bǎi百
xìng姓
，
shén什
me么
yě也
bù不
huì会
。
He was an army scoundrel; he knew nothing but oppressing the common people.
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Nà那
zhī支
jūn军
fá阀
bù部
duì队
lǐ里
chōng充
chì斥
zhe着
bīng兵
pǐ痞
hé和
táo逃
bīng兵
。
That warlord's army was full of rogues and deserters.