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老油子
lǎo​yóu​zi

wily old fox

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
老油子 lǎo​yóu​zi
wily old fox
(colloquial) A person who is very experienced and crafty; a smooth operator or wily campaigner who knows how to handle situations or avoid responsibility. Also written as 老油条 lǎo​yóu​tiáo.

Frequency

Written text
0.053 per million

Cross-References

Same as

  • 老油条 lǎo​yóu​tiáo

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)