三朝元老

Chinese

		three dynasties or monarchs	veteran official; bureaucrat with experience and character
trad. (三朝元老)		三朝	元老
simp. #(三朝元老)		三朝	元老

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sāncháoyuánlǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄔㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ ciu⁴ jyun⁴ lou⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sāncháoyuánlǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄔㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sancháoyuánlǎo
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-chʻao²-yüan²-lao³
    • Yale: sān-cháu-ywán-lǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanchauryuanlao
    • Palladius: саньчаоюаньлао (sanʹčaojuanʹlao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ ciu⁴ jyun⁴ lou⁵
    • Yale: sāam chìuh yùhn lóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ tsiu⁴ jyn⁴ lou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ qiu⁴ yun⁴ lou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ jyːn²¹ lou̯¹³/

Idiom

三朝元老

1. (historical) important government official that has served under three dynasties or monarchs
2. (figurative) experienced person in an organization or company