idiom > a veteran statesman who have served three emperors in a row
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Sanchaoyuanlao
　　Explanation: Veterans: the oldest, most prestigious veteran. III, originally referred to by the emperor's courtiers reuse. Now used to refer to long-term work in an organization where people who had seniority.
　　Usage: Partial official; as subject, object; refers to veteran
　　Source: Southern Song Fan Ye, "Han Emperor Zhang Ji": "matter section of the line Qiu Xiang Hou Xi III reign, for the elder."
　　Examples: Xiangtang completed, the number of places in which people directly, see the classroom a plaque dawn cloud :"~"。 (Qing Pu "Strange Sanchaoyuanlao")
No. 2
　　Experience things that a senior official of three monarchs. A phrase from the "Later Han. Zhang of Han Ji "" OK Qiu Xiang Hou Xi III Festival do in office, the elder. "Qing Yuan Mei," as parks Poetry "volume IV," Haining Chen Chien public to notice at home, to visit the West Lake, known Sanchaoyuanlao, the viewer, such as blocking. "refers to after the veteran.
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sān cháo yuán lǎo
　　: The former refers to the emperor after another by the reuse of high officials III; used ironically, after an official who in a few dynasty
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No. 4
　　: In a government office for a long time, has undergone several leadership of people, it is also used in a sector long working hours, eligible older people
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No. 5
　　Experience things that a senior official of three monarchs. A phrase from the "post-Han Zhang of Han Ji": "OK Qiu Xiang Hou Xi III Festival do reign, the elder." Qing Yuan Mei, "as parks Poetry" volume IV: "Haining Chen Chien public to notice at home to West Lake, , known Sanchaoyuanlao, the viewer, such as blocking. "refers to after the veteran. "Flower City" in 1981, No. 2: "jump the queue with her group after group of students who transferred away. Not only go up with her, and than she later left. She became a household in the collective Sanchaoyuanlao. "
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聊斋志异——三朝元老
　　在聊斋故事中，有一篇文章《三朝元老》，其原文如下；
　　某中堂，故明相也。曾降流寇，世论非之。老归林下，享堂落成，数人直宿其中，天明见堂上一匾云：“三朝元老。”一联云：“一二三四五六七，孝弟忠信礼义廉。”不知何时所悬。怪之，不解其义。或恻之云：“首句隐亡八，次句无耻也。”
　　洪经略难征，凯旋，至金陵，醮荐阵亡将士。有旧门人谒见，拜已，即呈文艺。洪久厌文事，辞以昏眊（音：冒），其人云：“但凡坐听，容某诵达上闻。”遂探袖出文，抗声朗读，乃故明思宗御制祭洪辽阳死难文也。读毕，大哭而去。
English Expression
  1. n.:  a veteran statesman who have served three emperors in a row,  the most senior employee in a government organization,  a veteran statesmen who have served under three emperors in a row,  (in modern usage) the most senior employee in a government organization
Containing Phrases
Zhang Tingyu a veteran statesman who have served three emperors in a row