exiled noble; displaced gentleman; sojourning gentry
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
feudal lord or noble living in another state; gentry or officials who have lost power and live away from home
archaicHistorically refers to nobles in exile during the Zhou dynasty; later extended to any displaced gentry. Carries connotations of maintaining status while living away from one's official post or home.
Zhè这
wèi位
yù寓
gōng公
suī虽
shēn身
chù处
yì异
xiāng乡
，
què却
réng仍
guān关
xīn心
guó国
shì事
。
Though this exiled noble lived in a foreign land, he still concerned himself with state affairs.
Qīng清
cháo朝
miè灭
wáng亡
hòu后
，
xǔ许
duō多
yí遗
lǎo老
chéng成
le了
yù寓
gōng公
。
After the fall of the Qing dynasty, many loyalists of the old regime became displaced gentlemen living away from home.
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Tā他
bù不
zuò做
guān官
hòu后
，
huí回
dào到
xiāng乡
xià下
zuò做
le了
yù寓
gōng公
。
After leaving his official post, he returned to the countryside to live as a retired gentleman.