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Jyutping jyun4 lou5
Pinyin yuán lǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. senior figure
  2. elder
  3. doyen
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一個​組織​成立​初期​已經​係​成員​,​亦​都​服務​咗​好​耐​,​聲望​好​高​,​受人​尊敬​ ​(​量​詞​:​個​/​位​)
    veteran
    • 史高斯係曼聯嘅元老球員。
      史高斯系曼联嘅元老球员。
      si2 gou1 si1 hai6 maan6 lyun4 ge3 jyun4 lou5 kau4 jyun4
      Scholes is one of the legendary players in Manchester United.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    chief figure; veteran member
  2. noun, archaic
    veteran official; bureaucrat with experience and character
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #5134
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    三朝元老
    三朝元老
    saam1 ciu4 jyun4 lou5
    • veteran who has served three kings (or presidents, prime ministers nowadays)
  2. Cantonese
    元老
    元老
    jyun4 lou5
    • veteran; elder
  3. Cantonese
    少壮派同党内元老有理念分歧,决定另立山头,各行各路。
    少壯派同黨內元老有理念分歧,決定另立山頭,各行各路。
    siu3 zong3 paai3 tung4 dong2 noi6 jyun4 lou5 jau5 lei5 nim6 fan1 kei4, kyut3 ding6 ling6 laap6 saan1 tau4, gok3 haang4 gok3 lou6.
    • The party's young politicians do not agree with the founders' view, and decided to go on their own ways to establish their own party.
  4. Cantonese
    史高斯系曼联嘅元老球员。
    史高斯係曼聯嘅元老球員。
    si2 gou1 si1 hai6 maan6 lyun4 ge3 jyun4 lou5 kau4 jyun4
    • Scholes is one of the legendary players in Manchester United.