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1.old fogy; surviving adherent of a former dynasty; old adherent of the past dynasty

2.old people who have witnessed big social changes

yí lǎo

遗 老

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1
n.old fogy; surviving adherent of a former dynasty; old adherent of the past dynasty
- fēng jiàn jiē jí de yí lǎo yí shào
  封建阶级的遗老遗少
  old and young diehards from the feudal class
2
n.fmldatedold people who have witnessed big social changes
- nà wèi lǎo rén shì shàng yī dài de yí lǎo
  那位老人是上一代的遗老。
  The old man was a survival of a past age.
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zhǎng zhě长者

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