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): ㄙㄢㄔㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ ciu⁴ jyun⁴ lou⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sāncháoyuánlǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄔㄠˊ 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

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

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