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senior statesman; father; founding member (of a political organization, etc.)

yuán lǎo

元 老

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n.senior statesman; father; founding member (of a political organization, etc.)
- yuán lǎo yuàn
  元老院
  senator
- fǎ lǜ jiè de yuán lǎo
  法律界的元老
  veteran of the law
- sān cháo yuán lǎo
  三朝元老
  minister to three emperors
- xī bān yá nèi zhàn de yuán lǎo
  西班牙内战的元老
  a veteran of the Spanish Civil War
- tǐ yù píng lùn yuán zhōng de yuán lǎo
  体育评论员中的元老
  the doyen of sports commentators
synonym
zhǎng lǎo长老 zǔ shī祖师 bí zǔ鼻祖
antonym
xīn xiù新秀

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