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Chinese idioms like 「殘茶剩飯」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「殘茶剩飯」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

A little bit of tea left, a little bit of food left.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

cán chá shèng fàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chaan4 cha4 jing6 faan6

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