Meaning of 京油子
京油子 means a slick, worldly-wise, and somewhat cunning person who has lived in Beijing for a long time. Pronounced jīng yóu zi.
- a slick, worldly-wise, and somewhat cunning person who has lived in Beijing for a long time
Definitions & Examples
Nà那
ge个
kǎn侃
yé爷
yī一
kàn看
jiù就
shì是
ge个
lǎo老
Běi北
jīng京
、
jīng京
yóu油
zi子
。
That talker is clearly an old Beijinger, a real 'jingyouzi'.
Tā他
gēn跟
shuí谁
dōu都
zì自
lái来
shú熟
，
bàn办
shì事
yě也
yuán圆
huá滑
，
zhēn真
shì是
ge个
xiǎo小
jīng京
yóu油
zi子
。
He acts familiar with everyone and handles things very smoothly—he's a real young 'jingyouzi'.
Nǐ你
bié别
tīng听
tā他
hū忽
you悠
，
zhè这
xiē些
jīng京
yóu油
zi子
de的
huà话
děi得
dǎ打
diǎn点
zhé折
kòu扣
。
Don't listen to his sweet talk; you have to take what these 'jingyouzi' say with a grain of salt.
Tā他
suī虽
rán然
shì是
ge个
jīng京
yóu油
zi子
，
dàn但
bàn办
shì事
hái还
tǐng挺
kào靠
pǔ谱
de的
。
Although he's a 'jingyouzi', he's actually quite reliable when it comes to getting things done.