Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「倚老賣老」, explained below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「倚老賣老」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Sell: show off. Relying on his age, he acts like a senior.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐ lǎo mài lǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi2 lou5 maai6 lou5
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.
