老油條 [－－条]

Jyutping lou5 jau4 tiu2
Pinyin lǎo yóu tiáo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. old fox
  2. slick customer
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    比喻​一個​人​除​咗​年紀​老​之外​一無事處​，​辦事​能力​唔​強​、​性格​軟弱
    a person who is experienced, and is in a position of authority due to their age, but is often cunning, unfairly dismissive of young and inexperienced people, and is not above manipulating internal processes of their organisation to achieve their personal goals. Literally: old dough sticks
    • 班老油條，嘢又唔識做，成日喺度指指點點！
      班老油条，嘢又唔识做，成日喺度指指点点！
      baan1 lou5 jau4 tiu2, je5 jau6 m4 sik1 zou6, seng4 jat6 hai2 dou6 zi2 zi2 dim2 dim2!
      Those old pricks are always bossing people around, without actually knowing how to do stuff!
    • 正一老油條！
      正一老油条！
      zing3 jat1 lou5 jau4 tiu2!
      (someone)is an old prick!
  2. 近義詞
    Old pat pat、老屎窟、隔夜油炸鬼
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, colloquial, figuratively
    sophisticated person; wily old fox; crafty fellow
    (syn.) 老屎窟, 老油子
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    班老油条，嘢又唔识做，成日喺度指指点点！
    班老油條，嘢又唔識做，成日喺度指指點點！
    baan1 lou5 jau4 tiu2, je5 jau6 m4 sik1 zou6, seng4 jat6 hai2 dou6 zi2 zi2 dim2 dim2!
    • Those old pricks are always bossing people around, without actually knowing how to do stuff!
  2. Cantonese
    正一老油条！
    正一老油條！
    zing3 jat1 lou5 jau4 tiu2!
    • (someone)is an old prick!