残兵败将 (cán bīng bài jiāng) — (chengyu) remnants of a routed army; (figurative) a defeated or demoralized group
Definition
A chengyu for the scattered survivors of a defeated army, used figuratively for any demoralized, beaten group (e.g. a losing team).
idiom
(chengyu) remnants of a routed army(figurative) a defeated or demoralized group
Examples
- 残兵败将。Dí fāng zhī shèng xià yì xiē cán bīng bài jiāng zài fù yú wán kàng.The enemy only had a few stragglers left putting up a desperate fight.
- ，残兵败将。Nà zhī qiú duì lián shū shí chǎng, yǐ jīng biàn chéng yì qún cán bīng bài jiāng le.That team has lost ten games in a row and has turned into a bunch of beaten players.
- 残兵败将，。Suī rán wǒ men shì cán bīng bài jiāng, dàn shì qì bù néng dǎo.Even though we are the remnants of a defeated force, our morale must not collapse.
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