there remained but a single one(shuò guǒ jǐn cún)

there remained but a single one

The Chinese idiom is Shu ò Gu ǒ J ǐ NC ú n, which means the only big fruit left; it refers to the only person or thing left because of the passage of time. It's from Yi Pei.

The origin of Idioms

"Yi · peel": "nine, fruit does not eat."

Idiom usage

Used as an attributive; used of written language. I had to give them the silver coin at hand. (Zou Taofen's experience of being detained again)

Chinese PinYin : shuò guǒ jǐn cún