残局 (殘局) cánjú
cánjú
noun
endgame (in chess); desperate situation; aftermath (of a failure)
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '殘局')
Contained in
- 收拾残局(收拾殘局) to clear up the mess; to pick up the pieces
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 第十回 Chapter 10 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 2
- 卷二百四十六 列傳第一百三十四 滿朝薦 江秉謙 侯震暘 王允成 Volume 246 Biographies 134: Man Chaojian, Jiang Bingqian, Hou Zhenyang, Wang Yuncheng History of Ming 明史 — count: 1