(sometimes used in rhetorical questions to express disparagement)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
order of seniority; level; can be used in a rhetorical question to express the insignificance of a person (in a disdainful manner)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞、俚語
泛指一個人嘅地位、年齡或者輩份,通常用嚟質疑某人嘅身份或地位 status of somebody in terms of priority or precedence; usually used to question somebody's status or standing
你點我做嘢?你算老幾?
你点我做嘢?你算老几?
nei5 dim2 ngo5 zou6 je5? nei5 syun3 lou5 gei2? Don't tell me what to do! Who do you think you are?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun
nth person
noun, colloquial, used negatively
an important person
你算老幾?
你算老几?
nǐ suàn lǎo jǐ ? Who you do think you are?