leftover wine and cold meat; metaphor for cold treatment or neglected things
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
leftover food and drink; scraps from a meal
literaryOriginally refers to literal leftovers. Often used in a classical or literary context.
Yàn宴
huì会
guò过
hòu后
，
zhuō桌
shàng上
zhǐ只
shèng剩
xiē些
cán残
bēi杯
lěng冷
zhì炙
。
After the banquet, only some leftover wine and cold dishes remained on the table.
Tā他
bǎ把
cán残
bēi杯
lěng冷
zhì炙
dōu都
dào倒
diào掉
le了
。
He poured out all the leftovers.
noun
metaphor for something neglected, outdated, or treated coldly
formalUsed metaphorically to describe outdated information, a cold reception, or something treated with contempt. Common in formal writing.
Nà那
xiē些
guò过
shí时
de的
lǐ理
lùn论
，
zài在
xué学
shù术
jiè界
yǐ已
shì是
cán残
bēi杯
lěng冷
zhì炙
。
Those outdated theories are now cold leftovers in the academic world.
Tā他
shī失
shì势
hòu后
，
yǐ以
qián前
de的
péng朋
you友
zhǐ只
gěi给
tā他
yī一
xiē些
cán残
bēi杯
lěng冷
zhì炙
bān般
de的
bāng帮
zhù助
。
After he lost his power, his former friends only offered him help that was as meager as cold leftovers.
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Tā他
de的
jiàn建
yì议
bèi被
dàng当
chéng成
le了
cán残
bēi杯
lěng冷
zhì炙
，
wú无
rén人
lǐ理
huì会
。
His suggestions were treated as worthless scraps and ignored by everyone.