残渣余孽cán zhā yú nièdregs (/dross) and leftover (/remnant) evils; dregs of the old society;survivals (/evil elements) from the old society
❍ 他们不分青红皂白，把那些人看作～。They indiscrimi nately regarded those people as evil elements from the old society. 残渣余孽cán zhā yú niè孽：妖孽，指坏人。比喻在消灭或淘汰过程中残存下来的坏人。dregs of the old society, evil elements from the old society |