a minister to three emperors—an official who stays in power under different regimes;a time-server
? 我們這里就數(shù)這個～打??啊。(草明《原動力》25) We’ve only the time-server here who gives the orders.
三朝元老sān cháo yuán lǎo
過去指歷任三個皇帝或三個朝代的大臣，現(xiàn)多泛指幾個歷史時期都參與的人。the founding members of many dynasty, minister to three emperors