Correct
倚老卖老
/ yǐ lǎo mài lǎo /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
不要倚老卖老
2
总是倚老卖老
3
不应倚老卖老
4
倚老卖老地说
5
少在这儿倚老卖老
6
别倚老卖老
Definition
倚老卖老:
Literally means:
depending on your old age and show off your age
Actually means:
take advantage of one's seniority or old age; flaunt one's seniority
倚 means depending on.
This phrase means taking advantage of one's seniority and look down upon others, often derogative.
倚，依靠。
倚老卖老，仗着年纪大而摆老资格，看不起人。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as predicate， adverbial or object. (作谓语、状语、宾语)
1
Nāwèi
那位
fùqīn
父亲
yǐlǎomàilǎo
倚老卖老
dì
地
duì
对
érzi
儿子
shuō
说
:
nǐ
你
xiǎng
想
bù
不
tīng
听
wǒ
我
de
的
huà
话
,
zài
再
chī
吃
èrshí
二十
nián
年
fàn
饭
bā
吧
。
The father leaned on the old man and said to his son, "If you don't listen to me, eat for another twenty years. "
2
Lǎozìhào
老字号
de
的
chǎngjiā
厂家
bù
不
néng
能
yǐlǎomàilǎo
倚老卖老
,
yào
要
gēnjù
根据
xīn
新
qíngkuàng
情况
,
bùduàn
不断
kāifā
开发
shìxiāoduìlù
适销对路
de
的
xīn
新
chǎnpǐn
产品
,
cái
才
néng
能
lìyúbùbàizhīdì
立于不败之地
。
"Old" manufacturers can not rely on the old to sell old, according to the new situation, and constantly develop marketable new products, in order to be invincible.
3
Suìshu
岁数
dà
大
de
的
rén
人
rúguǒ
如果
yīwèi
一味
yǐlǎomàilǎo
倚老卖老
,
lǎoshi
老是
jiàoxun
教训
rén
人
,
huì
会
ràng
让
biéren
别人
gǎndào
感到
tǎoyàn
讨厌
。
Older people who rely on the old to sell old, always teach people, will make others feel annoying.