| 倚老卖老 |
yǐ lǎo mài lǎo |
(idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others |
| 倚 |
yǐ |
to lean on / to rely upon |
| 老 |
lǎo |
prefix 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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough |
| 卖 |
mài |
to sell / to betray / to spare no effort / to show off or flaunt |
| 老 |
lǎo |
prefix 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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough |