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倚老賣老

简倚老卖老 · 繁倚老賣老

Mandarin · pinyin yǐ lǎo mài lǎo

(idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others

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3–3–4–3 · yi3 lao3 mai4 lao3

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ji2 lou5 maai6 lou5

Cantonese word readings for 倚老賣老. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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