Chinese word dictionary

余孽

yú niè · remaining evil element; surviving members (of an evil former regime); dregs (of a colonial administration)

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Word information

Simplified余孽

Traditional餘孽

Pinyinyú niè

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

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余yú

surplus, remainder; surname

孽niè

bastard child; the consequence of a sin; evil

How to learn 余孽

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其余qíyú

the rest; the others; remaining; remainder; apart from them

业余yèyú

in one's spare time; outside working hours; amateur (historian etc)

多余duōyú

superfluous; unnecessary; surplus

剩余shèngyú

remainder; surplus

余额yú’é

balance (of an account, bill etc); surplus; remainder

余yú

(literary) I; me; variant of 餘|余[yu2]; extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me; surname Yu