Definition

1. Noun:
   • Remnants (of a politically destroyed organization): Refers to the remaining, scattered members or elements of a political party, faction, or group that has been organizationally dismantled or defeated. This term is often used in historical or political contexts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sau khi chính quyền sụp đổ, lực lượng an ninh vẫn truy lùng các dư đảng. (After the regime collapsed, security forces were still hunting down the remnants.)
  • Nhóm dư đảng của tổ chức đó đã bị giải tán hoàn toàn. (The remnants of that organization have been completely disbanded.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is considered somewhat archaic (cũ) and is not commonly used (ít dùng) in modern, everyday Vietnamese. It appears primarily in historical texts, political analyses, or literature discussing past conflicts.
• It carries a connotation of being a leftover, scattered, and often covert or oppositional group from a previously larger entity.

Variants and Related Words

• Tàn dư (n): Literally "remaining residue," often used more broadly for remnants of ideas, influences, or systems, not exclusively for groups of people.
• Phần còn lại: A neutral phrase meaning "the remaining part," without the political or organizational connotation.

Synonyms

• Nhóm tàn quân: Remnant troops (military context).
• Thành phần sót lại: The leftover elements/members.

Notes on Meaning

• The core meaning is specifically the remaining members of a destroyed or disbanded political/organizational entity. It does not refer to a new, independent party or a successor organization.
• The reference from the Vietnamese-French dictionary ("ce qui reste d'une bande") translates to "what remains of a gang/band," indicating the term can sometimes be applied to non-political groups, though the primary connotation is political.

1. (cũ, ít dùng) Remnants (of a political party organizationally destroyed)