元老 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 元老

元老

Definition senior figure / elder / doyen

Usage

Antonym 新秀

中文释义天子的老臣。《诗．小雅．采芑》"方叔元老，克壮其犹。"毛传"元，大也。五官之长，出于诸侯，曰天子之老。"后称年辈﹑资望皆高的大臣或政界人物。比喻各行各业中资深望重的人。有时带调侃意味。唐时宰相相呼为元老。

Characters 元 yuán 老 lǎo

COMMON WORDS WITH 元老
	元老院 yuán lǎo yuàn upper house / senate / senior statesmen's assembly

	八大元老 Bā Dà Yuán lǎo "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CPC, namely 鄧小平\|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2], 陳雲\|陈云[Chen2 Yun2], 李先念[Li3 Xian1 nian4], 彭真[Peng2 Zhen1], 楊尚昆\|杨尚昆[Yang2 Shang4 kun1], 薄一波[Bo2 Yi1 bo1], 王震[Wang2 Zhen4], and 宋任窮\|宋任穷[Song4 Ren4 qiong2] / abbr. to 八老[Ba1 lao3]

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