The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「遺老孤臣」, detailing its meaning and use.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「遺老孤臣」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Refers to old ministers who have lost power after a change of dynasty but still remain loyal to the previous dynasty.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yí lǎo gū chén
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wai4 lou5 gu1 san4
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
