老油子

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	black sticky substance; sly person
trad. (老油子)		老	油子
simp. #(老油子)		老	油子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoyóuzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ jau⁴ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoyóuzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoyóuzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-yu²-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: lǎu-yóu-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoyou.tzy
    • Palladius: лаоюцзы (laojuczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ jau⁴ zi²
    • Yale: lóuh yàuh jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ jau⁴ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ yeo⁴ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ jɐu̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

老油子

1. (colloquial) sophisticated person; wily old fox; crafty fellow

Synonyms

• 老油條／老油条 (lǎoyóutiáo)
• 老鳥／老鸟 (lǎoniǎo)
• (Cantonese) 老屎窟
• (Hokkien) 老鳥噼／老鸟噼, 老宿鳥／老宿鸟, 棍桶, 棍錘／棍锤