倚老賣老

Chinese

		to lean on; rely upon	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	sell	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (倚老賣老)		倚	老	賣	老
simp. (倚老卖老)		倚	老	卖	老

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐlǎomàilǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji² lou⁵ maai⁶ lou⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǐlǎomàilǎo [Phonetic: yílǎomàilǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄌㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyilaomaylao
  - IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ maɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji² lou⁵ maai⁶ lou⁵
  - Yale: yí lóuh maaih lóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji² lou⁵ maai⁶ lou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi² lou⁵ mai⁶ lou⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː³⁵ lou̯¹³ mäːi̯²² lou̯¹³/

Idiom

倚老賣老

(derogatory) to rely on one's seniority or old age to look down on others or do things

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 恃老賣老／恃老卖老

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