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		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	black sticky substance; sly person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

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

(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

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