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| to lean on; rely upon | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
sell | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) | ||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
- (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⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
倚老賣老
- (derogatory) to rely on one's seniority or old age to look down on others or do things