遗老

yílǎo

遗老 — yílǎo

1. old fogy; conservative elderly person

   他被同事们笑称为遗老，总是反对任何新点子。 tā bèi tóngshì men xiào chēngwéi yílǎo zǒngshì fǎnduì rènhé xīn diǎnzi — His colleagues tease him as an old fogy; he always opposes any new ideas.

2. adherent of a previous dynasty (figurative: reactionary follower of old regime)

   在历史著作中，「遗老」常指仍然怀念前朝制度的人。 zài lìshǐ zhùzuò zhōng yílǎo chángzhǐ réngrán huáiniàn qiáncháo zhìdù de rén — In historical writings, the term often refers to people who still long for the previous dynasty's system.