Meaning of 遗民
遗民 means people remaining loyal to the previous dynasty after a regime change; loyalists of the fallen dynasty; survivors of great upheaval or catastrophe; people left behind after war or disaster. Pronounced yí mín.
- people remaining loyal to the previous dynasty after a regime change; loyalists of the fallen dynasty
- survivors of great upheaval or catastrophe; people left behind after war or disaster
Definitions & Examples
Nán南
Sòng宋
miè灭
wáng亡
hòu后
，
dà大
pī批
yí遗
mín民
bù不
yuàn愿
chén臣
fú服
yú于
Yuán元
cháo朝
。
After the fall of the Southern Song, large numbers of loyalists were unwilling to submit to the Yuan Dynasty.
Zhè这
xiē些
yí遗
mín民
yǐn隐
jū居
shān山
lín林
，
yǐ以
shī诗
míng明
zhì志
，
jù拒
jué绝
chū出
shì仕
xīn新
cháo朝
。
These loyalists retreated to live in the mountains, using poetry to express their aspirations, refusing to serve the new dynasty.
Míng明
yí遗
mín民
Gù顾
Yán炎
wǔ武
zhōng终
shēn身
bù不
shì仕
Qīng清
cháo朝
，
zhì致
lì力
yú于
xué学
shù术
zhù著
shù述
。
Gu Yanwu, a Ming loyalist, never served the Qing Dynasty his entire life, dedicating himself to academic writing.