老油條

老油條

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	youtiao, a type of Chinese fried bread stick; experienced and sophisticated person; crafty fellow
trad. (老油條)		老	油條
simp. (老油条)		老	油条
Literally: “old youtiao”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoyóutiáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ jau⁴ tiu^4-2
• Min Nan (POJ): lāu-iû-tiâu
• Wu (Wiktionary): lau hhieu diau (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: lǎoyóutiáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoyoutyau
    • IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ jau⁴ tiu^4-2
    • Yale: lóuh yàuh tíu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ jau⁴ tiu^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ yeo⁴ tiu²
    • IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ jɐu̯²¹ tʰiːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-iû-tiâu
    • Tâi-lô: lāu-iû-tiâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lauxiu'diaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /laʊ²²⁻²¹ iu²⁴⁻²² tiaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /laʊ⁴¹⁻²² iu²⁴⁻²² tiaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /laʊ²²⁻²¹ iu¹³⁻²² tiaʊ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /laʊ³³⁻¹¹ iu²⁴⁻¹¹ tiaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /laʊ³³⁻²¹ iu²³⁻³³ tiaʊ²³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: lau hhieu diau (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /lɔ²² ɦiɜ⁵⁵ d̻iɔ²¹/

Noun

老油條

1. (figuratively, colloquial) sophisticated person; wily old fox; crafty fellow

Synonyms

• 老油子 (lǎoyóuzi)