dregs; sediment; scum of society
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
dregs; sediment; residue left after extracting the essence from a substance
Refers to the physical residue remaining after extraction or processing, such as with oil, herbs, or coffee.
Kā咖
fēi啡
zhā渣
zi滓
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
gěi给
zhí植
wù物
shī施
féi肥
。
Coffee dregs can be used to fertilize plants.
Bǎ把
yào药
zhā渣
zi滓
dào倒
jìn进
lā垃
jī圾
tǒng桶
lǐ里
。
Pour the herbal medicine dregs into the trash can.
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Liàn炼
yóu油
hòu后
shèng剩
xià下
de的
yóu油
zhā渣
zi滓
méi没
shén什
me么
yòng用
chu处
。
The oil residue left after refining has little use.
noun
scum; dregs of society; people of bad character who harm society
derogatoryA derogatory metaphor comparing despicable people to waste residue. Often used in phrases like 'social scum'.
Zhè这
xiē些
piàn骗
zi子
shì是
shè社
huì会
zhā渣
zi滓
。
These swindlers are the scum of society.
Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
qīng清
chú除
zhè这
xiē些
rén人
zhā渣
zi滓
。
We must eliminate this human scum.
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Liú流
máng氓
hé和
dào盗
zéi贼
dōu都
shì是
shè社
huì会
de的
zhā渣
zi滓
。
Hooligans and thieves are all dregs of society.