残渣余孽

Traditional form:

殘渣餘孽

Pinyin (reading):

cánzhāyúniè

Definitions:

• evil elements who have escaped eradication

Characters:

• 残 - to injure, to ruin, to spoil; cruel, oppressive, savage; disabled, incomplete
• 渣 - dregs, sediment; refuse, slag
• 余 - surplus, remainder; surname
• 孽 - bastard child; the consequence of a sin; evil

Traditional characters:

• 殘 - to injure, to ruin, to spoil; cruel, oppressive, savage; disabled, incomplete
• 渣 - dregs, sediment; refuse, slag
• 餘 - surplus, remainder, excess
• 孽 - bastard child; the consequence of a sin; evil