粵

老lou5油jau4條tiu2

simp老油条
lou5 jau4 tiu2lǎo yóu tiáo

English

  1. old fox; slick customer
  2. a useless person except for their old age, and their ability to do things is not strong; literally: old deep-fried breadstick

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻一個人除咗年紀老之外一無是處,辦事能力唔強、性格軟弱

Examples

  • 正一老油條!

    (Someone) is an old prick!

  • 班老油條,嘢又唔識做,成日喺度指指點點!

    Those experienced old-timers boss others around without knowing how to do things themselves!

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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