Chinese Traditional: 剩菜
Chinese Simplified: 剩菜
Pinyin: sheng4 cai4
Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄘㄞˋ
English Meaning: leftover food, leftovers
Classifier: (yang4) or (pan2)

Example Sentences:

我們家常把前晚的剩菜拿來煮湯。
我们家常把前晚的剩菜拿来煮汤。
wo3 men5 jia1 chang2 ba3 qian2 wan3 de5 sheng4 cai4 na2 lai2 zhu3 tang1.
In our house, soup is often made from leftovers from the night before.
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Related Words:

 

shèng

1. to remain, to be left 2. to have as remainder 3. leftover, remainder, surplus

Here: leftover, remainder, surplus

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cài

1. dish, meal, cuisine 2. vegetables 3. [informal] one's type 4. (of one's skills etc) weak, poor

Here: dish, meal, cuisine

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