倚老卖老(yǐ lǎo mài lǎo)

4 charactersTrad. 倚老賣老

(idiom) to flaunt one's seniority

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Word information

Pinyin
yǐ lǎo mài lǎo
Meaning
(idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
倚老賣老

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