老油子
lǎo​yóu​zi

wily old fox

  • created reference approved 老油子 → 老油条/老油條 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老油子 lǎo​yóu​zi

    老油条 / 老油條 lǎo​yóu​tiáo

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 老油子 · lǎo​yóu​zi · wily old fox — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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|老油條|lao3 you2 tiao2]].

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · experienced 油子 (literal) → 油子 · yóu​zi · wily person

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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