Meaning of 遗老
遗老 means surviving loyalists of the former dynasty; old adherents to a fallen regime; elderly person who has lived through great social upheavals; old survivor of changing times. Pronounced yí lǎo.
- surviving loyalists of the former dynasty; old adherents to a fallen regime
- elderly person who has lived through great social upheavals; old survivor of changing times
Definitions & Examples
Qīng清
cháo朝
miè灭
wáng亡
hòu后
，
xǔ许
duō多
qián前
cháo朝
yí遗
lǎo老
rén仍
rán然
jù拒
jué绝
jiǎn剪
biàn辫
zi子
。
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, many old loyalists of the previous regime still refused to cut their queues.
Zhè这
xiē些
yí遗
lǎo老
yí遗
shào少
zhěng整
tiān天
huái怀
niàn念
guò过
qù去
de的
róng荣
huá华
fù富
guì贵
。
These remnants of the old regime spend all day longing for the glory and wealth of the past.