- 人(person; human (pictographic))RADICAL
A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.
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以老卖老
以老卖老
(idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others(inherited)
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He always relies on his age and seniority to act superior, which makes people very uncomfortable.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
- 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(ten; many)ASSOCIATIVE
- 买(buy; purchase)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Selling is buying and then multiplying many times over to make a profit.
以老卖老
Traditional以老賣老
(idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others(inherited)
- ，。
He always relies on his age and seniority to act superior, which makes people very uncomfortable.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))RADICAL
A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
- 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(ten; many)ASSOCIATIVE
- 买(buy; purchase)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Selling is buying and then multiplying many times over to make a profit.
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