殘 (caan4) — remnant; remaining; leftover in Cantonese
caanˎ₄殘简 残
Mandarin Pinyin: can2
Meaning of 殘
nounremnant; remaining; leftover
noundefective; incomplete; withered
noundamage; injure; torture
nouncruel; savage; barbarous
nounremaining
Example Sentences with 殘
zaamˊ²斬faanˍ₆犯houˊ²好caanˎ₄殘janˊ²忍
Execution is very cruel.
dau˗₃鬥ngauˎ₄牛houˊ²好caanˎ₄殘janˊ²忍wo˗₃喎。
Bullfighting is very cruel.
keoiˏ₅佢jauˏ₅有caanˎ₄殘zatˉ¹疾
He has a disability.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好keiˎ₄歧siˍ₆視caanˎ₄殘zatˉ¹疾
Don't discriminate against disabled people.
caanˎ₄殘zatˉ¹疾janˎ₄人siˊ²士ziˉ¹支jyunˎ₄援
Support for people with disabilities.
Words Containing 殘
粵語殘片jyut6 jyu5 caan4 pin2
old Cantonese films, specifically those made in black and white in Hong Kong before the 1960s
苟延殘喘gau2 jin4 caan4 cyun2
linger on in a worsening condition; be on one's last legs
殘月caan4 jyut6
waning crescent moon | also 娥眉月
殘廢caan4 fai3
handicapped, disabled, lameness; cripple
殘局caan4 guk6
endgame (in chess); desperate situation; aftermath (of a failure)
殘餘caan4 jyu4
remnants; remains (after a disaster)
殘廢證caan4 fai3 zing3
certificate of disability
殘廢軍人caan4 fai3 gwan1 jan4
disabled soldier
抱殘守缺pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3
stick to the old way of doing things; be conservative
殘酷對待caan4 huk6 deoi3 doi6
cruelty; brutal treatment
殘舊caan4 gau6
tattered; ragged; worn out
殘酷的caan4 huk6 dik1
oppressive
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