糟粕 zāopò dross
dross; dregs; rubbish; figuratively useless residue
怎么记住“糟粕”: 糟 dregs + 粕 sediment = dross.
汉字
用法
- The dross/dregs - the worthless residue to be discarded - 取其精华,去其糟粕 (qǔ qí jīnghuá, qù qí zāopò) keep the essence, throw out the dross.
- Chiefly figurative, of ideas/culture/tradition; the direct antonym of 精华 - 取其精华 (qǔ qí jīnghuá) keep the best part.
- Written register, almost always in the fixed contrast above.