老油條

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See also: 老油条

Chinese

old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
youtiao; experienced and sophisticated person; crafty fellow
trad. (老油條) 油條
simp. (老油条) 油条
Literally: “old youtiao”.

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Noun

老油條

  1. overfried youtiao
  2. (figurative, colloquial) wily old fox; old campaigner; experienced person who is slick in dealing with things

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