







遗老遗少 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “People”. Both old and young, who are resistant to change, clinging to old traditions, values, or systems from a bygone era. They are often seen as old-fashioned or stubbornly conservative. Literally, “old remnants and young remnants (referring to those loyal to a past era)”.

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Open the tool →遗老遗少 (yí lǎo yí shào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “People”.
遗老遗少 is pronounced yí lǎo yí shào in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 遗老遗少 means “old remnants and young remnants (referring to those loyal to a past era)”. It is used to mean “People”.
遗老:旧称前朝的旧臣;遗少:留恋旧时代的少年。改朝换代后仍效忠前朝的老人和青年。也泛指留恋过去、思想顽固陈旧的人。