八大元老
Traditional form:
八大元老
Pinyin (reading):
Bā Dà Yuánlǎo
Definitions:
- "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, namely 鄧小平/邓小平 ( Dèng Xiǎopíng), 陳雲/陈云 ( Chén Yún), 李先念 ( Lǐ Xiānniàn), 彭真 ( Péng Zhēn), 楊尚昆/杨尚昆 ( Yáng Shàngkūn), 薄一波 ( Bó Yībō), 王震 ( Wáng Zhèn), and 宋任窮/宋任穷 ( Sòng Rènqióng)
- abbr. to 八老 ( Bālǎo)
Characters:
- 八 - eight; all around, all sides
- 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
- 元 - first; dollar; origin; head
- 老 - old, aged; experienced
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