父老 (fù lǎo) — elders (of a community, village, or country); respected senior members of a locality
Definition
A formal, literary collective noun for the respected senior members of a village, region, or country — almost always used as a set address (各位父老乡亲) when speaking to a hometown audience.
noun
elders (of a community, village, or country)respected senior members of a locality
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 。Gǎn xiè gè wèi fù lǎo xiāng qīn de zhī chí.Thank you all, fellow elders and villagers, for your support.
- 父老。Cūn lǐ de fù lǎo dōu lái cān jiā zhè cì dà huì le.All the village elders came to attend this meeting.
- 父老。Tā cóng xiǎo jiù shòu dào fù lǎo de zūn jìng.He has been respected by the elders since childhood.
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