"倚老賣老" meaning in Chinese

See 倚老賣老 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ maɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /jiː³⁵ lou̯¹³ maːi̯²² lou̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ maɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jiː³⁵ lou̯¹³ maːi̯²² lou̯¹³/ Chinese transliterations: yǐlǎomàilǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄌㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ji² lou⁵ maai⁶ lou⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yǐlǎomàilǎo [Phonetic:yílǎomàilǎo] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄌㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], yǐlǎomàilǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], i³-lao³-mai⁴-lao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], yǐ-lǎu-mài-lǎu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], yiilaomaylao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], илаомайлао [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], ilaomajlao [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], yí lóuh maaih lóuh [Cantonese, Yale], ji² lou⁵ maai⁶ lou⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yi² lou⁵ mai⁶ lou⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 倚老卖老
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 倚老賣老
  1. (derogatory) to rely on one's seniority or old age to look down on others or do things Tags: derogatory, idiomatic Synonyms: 恃老賣老 [Cantonese], 恃老卖老 [Cantonese]
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      "zh-pron": "илаомайлао"
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    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ maɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "yí lóuh maaih lóuh"
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      "zh-pron": "ji² lou⁵ maai⁶ lou⁵"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "yi² lou⁵ mai⁶ lou⁵"
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      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ maɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄌㄠˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "ji² lou⁵ maai⁶ lou⁵"
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        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "i³-lao³-mai⁴-lao³"
    },
    {
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "yǐ-lǎu-mài-lǎu"
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        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiilaomaylao"
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      "zh-pron": "илаомайлао"
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    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ maɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "yí lóuh maaih lóuh"
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      "zh-pron": "ji² lou⁵ maai⁶ lou⁵"
    },
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi² lou⁵ mai⁶ lou⁵"
    },
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      "ipa": "/jiː³⁵ lou̯¹³ maːi̯²² lou̯¹³/",
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      "other": "[Phonetic: yílǎomàilǎo]"
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    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ maɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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  "word": "倚老賣老"
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