created sense approved 江东父老/江東父老 · jiāngdōngfùlǎo · people from one's hometown — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
江东父老 / 江東父老
jiāngdōngfùlǎo
people from one's hometown
one's elders and people from one's hometown; specifically refers to those whose support one relies on but whom one has disappointed. Originally referred to the people of the region east of the Yangtze River who supported the general [[项羽|項羽|xiang4 yu3]] during his rise and fall.
江东 (literal) → 江东/江東 · jiāngdōng · Jiangdong 父老 (literal) → 父老 · fùlǎo · elders
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