The defeated general
The Chinese idiom, C á NJ à Nb à Iji à ng in pinyin, means the remnant general after the defeat. It comes from the Ming Dynasty's anonymous novel Kaizhao jiuzhong.
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used of a defeated army, etc
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: the defeated general
The origin of Idioms
The second fold of Ming Wu Ming's Kaizhao jiuzhong: "you've killed me, but you're clean."
Idiom explanation
The remaining soldiers after the defeat. The same as the "defeated general".
The defeated general
extraordinary as if done by the spirits - guǐ fǔ shén gōng
make use of an opportunity to achieve one 's end - shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu
suffer from one ailment after another - sān zāi bā nàn