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老油子

lǎo yóu zi
Dictionary entry
(coll.) wily old fox

What does 老油子 mean?

老油子 (lǎo yóu zi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(coll.) wily old fox
2crafty fellow

Character breakdown

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老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)油yóuoil · fat子zǐson · child

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老油子
lǎo yóu zi
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老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity老丈lǎo zhàngsir (respectful form of address for an old man)老中lǎo zhōng(slang) Chinese people; we Chinese (often self-referential, ironic); China; the Chinese side老幺lǎo yāo(coll.) youngest child老二lǎo èrsecond-eldest child in a family老人lǎo rénold man or woman老伯lǎo bóuncle (polite form of address for older male)老伴lǎo bàn(of an elderly couple) husband or wife老例lǎo lìcustom; customary practice老兄lǎo xiōngelder brother (often used self-referentially)老儿lǎo érfather老公lǎo gōng(coll.) husband
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