所剩无几

所剩無幾

suǒshèng-wújǐ

idiom #20,411

Meanings

食物所剩无几，大家得节省着吃。

Shíwù suǒshèngwújǐ, dàjiā děi jiéshěng zhe chī.

The food is almost gone — everyone needs to eat sparingly.

经过多年的战争，城市里的居民所剩无几。

Jīngguò duōnián de zhànzhēng, chéngshì lǐ de jūmín suǒshèngwújǐ.

After years of war, very few residents remained in the city.

memory

Break it down: 所剩 = 'what remains'; 无 = 'none / no'; 几 = 'few'. Literally: 'what remains is not even few' — i.e., essentially nothing is left.

所 suǒ

剩 shèng

无 wú

几 jǐ