idiom > remaining troops made up of the old and weak
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The elderly remnants
　　Explanation: Metaphor for frail elderly and other reasons, the ability to work with poor people.
　　Usage: Partial official; as subject, object; containing derogatory
　　Source: Ming Luo, "Three Kingdoms" 32 back: "city without food, the elderly can be made out of remnants, and the woman down, he will not prepare, I am following the people that in order to soldiers after the attack it."
　　Examples: Previously, he would not grab someone else's trading, especially for those ~; to his body to his car, child seat to fight them, but also have their copies? (Lao She, "Rickshaw Boy" e)
lǎo ruò cán bīng
　　Frail, can not fight the soldiers
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No. 3
　　The city without food, can send the elderly woman out of remnants and down, he will not prepare, I am following the people that in order to soldiers after the attack it. - "Three Kingdoms"
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No. 4
　　Refers to the frail elderly poor people to do things
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No. 5
　　He would not rob other people's trading, especially for those elderly remnants. - Lao She's "Camel"
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No. 6
　　Originally referred to the army because of old age, infirmity or injury, not combat soldiers. After the metaphor for the frail elderly, less well-off people. Peking Opera "The Empty City," the 14th field: "to clean all the streets are old and remnants." Tian Han, "Flood": "Young ran out one by one, leaving us vulnerable remnants, and then run into such a flood can how to do what."
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No. 7
　　Originally referred to the old no combat soldiers. Metaphors are more frail because of old age and ability to work for other reasons, poor people.
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No. 8
　　词目 老弱残兵
　　发音 lǎo ruò cán bīng
　　释义 原指年老没有作战能力的士兵。现多比喻因年老体弱以及其他原因而工作能力较差的人。
　　出处 明·罗贯中《三国演义》第三十二回：“城中无粮，可发老弱残兵并妇人出降；彼必不为备，我既以兵继百姓之后出攻之。”
　　示例 以前，他不肯抢别人的买卖，特别是对于那些～；以他的身体，以他的车，去和他们争座儿，还能有他们的份？（老舍《骆驼祥子》五）
　　故事 东汉末年，袁尚进攻平原，审配与陈琳留守冀州，曹操趁机围困冀州。袁尚派主簿李孚扮作曹军去攻冀州，审配见是李孚，就与他商定先用妇幼与老弱残兵假降曹操，主力部队混出城与曹操决战，被曹操识破，曹操将计就计取了冀州。
English Expression
  1. n.:  remaining troops made up of the old and weak,  incompetent persons for a given job,  motley troops unfit for combat duty