遗老

Traditional: 遺老

yí lǎo

Dictionary entry

elderly loyalist of a former dynasty; former official who remains loyal after a dynastic change

What does 遗老 mean?

遗老 (yí lǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1elderly loyalist of a former dynasty; former official who remains loyal after a dynastic change

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遗yí(bound form) to leave behind 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)

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How to pronounce 遗老

遗老

yí lǎo

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