What does 遗老 mean in Chinese?

遗老 (yí lǎo) means "old fogy; adherent of previous dynasty" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 遗老?

遗老 is pronounced "yí lǎo" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

遗老 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

遗老 is made up of the characters 遗, 老. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 遗老 using our stroke order tool.

遗老

yí lǎo

old fogy; adherent of previous dynasty

Traditional: 遺老

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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