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		to lean on; rely upon	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	sell	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐlǎomàilǎo [Phonetic: yílǎomàilǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐlǎomàilǎo
    • Wade–Giles: i³-lao³-mai⁴-lao³
    • Yale: yǐ-lǎu-mài-lǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiilaomaylao
    • Palladius: илаомайлао (ilaomajlao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ maɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji² lou⁵ maai⁶ lou⁵
    • Yale: yí lóuh maaih lóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji² lou⁵ maai⁶ lou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi² lou⁵ mai⁶ lou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː³⁵ lou̯¹³ maːi̯²² lou̯¹³/

Idiom

倚老賣老

1. (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