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The idiom being introduced now is 「遺老遺少」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Yilao: an old term for old ministers of the previous dynasty; Yishao: young men who are nostalgic for the old times. Old people and young people who remain loyal to the previous dynasty after the change of dynasty. It also refers to people who are nostalgic for the past and have stubborn and old-fashioned ideas.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yí lǎo yí shǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wai4 lou5 wai4 siu2
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