Meaning of 遗少
遗少 means young person who remains loyal to the previous dynasty after a regime change; diehard loyalist of a fallen dynasty. Pronounced yí shào.
- young person who remains loyal to the previous dynasty after a regime change; diehard loyalist of a fallen dynasty
Definitions & Examples
Qīng清
cháo朝
miè灭
wáng亡
hòu后
，
xǔ许
duō多
bā八
qí旗
zǐ子
dì弟
chéng成
le了
yí遗
shào少
。
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, many Manchu bannermen became loyalists of the old regime.
Tā他
zǒng总
yǐ以
yí遗
shào少
zì自
jū居
，
huái怀
niàn念
zhe着
guò过
qù去
de的
fán繁
huá华
。
He always considers himself a remnant loyalist, longing for the prosperity of the past.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
miáo描
xiě写
le了
yī一
wèi位
mín民
guó国
yí遗
shào少
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
This novel depicts the life of a young loyalist from the Republican era.