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倚老賣老 (ji2 lou5 maai6 lou5) — abusing one reputation as a respectable, experienced old man (in a arrogant manner or wasting people's time before telling something) in Cantonese

jiˊ²倚louˏ₅老maaiˍ₆賣louˏ₅老
简 倚老卖老
Mandarin Pinyin: yi3 lao3 mai4 lao3

Meaning of 倚老賣老

nounabusing one reputation as a respectable, experienced old man (in a arrogant manner or wasting people's time before telling something)
nounone who has more experience or seniority look down on juniors with arrogance

Characters in 倚老賣老

倚ji2
biased; partial; slanting
老lou5
a particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship
賣maai6
spare no effort; exert to the utmost

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