遗老 meaning in Chinese
1.(仍然效忠前一朝代的老年人) old fogy; old diehard; old adherent of the past dynasty; surviving adherent of a former dynasty
2.[书面语] (经历世变的老人) old people who have witnessed big social changes
Examples
- The first group is calligraphy by late qing literati - officials . their works demonstrate the continuation of the orthodox calligraphic style of the ming and qing periods
内容分为三类：一是翰林遗老的书法，特色是明清以来馆阁体的延续。 - In these two anecdotes , the refusal of the minister of the emperor of yin to speak of the former emperor ' s faults showed their humaneness ; socrates ' refusal to quarrel with a bad person showed his wisdom
由上面这两个故事看来，殷朝的遗老不愿说故主的过恶，是仁；苏格拉底不愿和恶人计较，是智。 - The paper indicates the dispute embodies a concentrated reflection that confirms marxist philosophy is not worthless old man ' s " confucius saying " , but the unification of theory and practice in " transforming world "
本文认为，这种争议集中反映的问题恰恰印证马克思哲学并非冬烘遗老的“子曰诗云” ，而是“改变世界”的理论与实践的统一。