Definition & Meaning

take advantage of one's seniority; capitalize on being advanced in age; come the old soldier over; exploit/flaunt one's seniority

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yǐ lǎo mài lǎo

倚 老 卖 老

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sltake advantage of one's seniority; capitalize on being advanced in age; come the old soldier over; exploit/flaunt one's seniority
- tā shì tú duì wǒ yǐ lǎo mài lǎo
  他试图对我倚老卖老。
  He is trying to beat me down with his seniority in our clan.
- tā zǒng shì yǐ lǎo mài lǎo bǎ tā de xiǎng fǎ qiáng jiā yú tā rén
  他总是倚老卖老，把他的想法强加于他人。
  Presuming on his seniority, he always imposes his ideas on others.
- méi yǒu quán lì zài rén mín miàn qián yǐ lǎo mài lǎo
  没有权利在人民面前倚老卖老
  have no right at all to exploit one's seniority in front of the people

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"倚" cannot be written as "以" or "依".

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