ji2 lou5 maai6 lou5倚老賣老倚老卖老
Jyutpingji2 lou5 maai6 lou5
Yaleyí lóuh maih lóuh

Definition

one who has more experience or seniority look down on juniors with arrogance

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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有口皆碑
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孺人
jyu4 jan4(old) wife
飲恨吞聲饮恨吞声
jam2 han6 tan1 sing1to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)
異想天開异想天开
ji6 soeng2 tin1 hoi1(idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
仰屋興嘆仰屋兴叹
joeng5 uk1 hing1 taan3to stare at the ceiling in despair; nothing you can do about it
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