Meaning of 老油条
老油条 means a wily old bird; a sly old fox; a slippery character; overcooked youtiao; deep-fried dough stick that is fried too long. Pronounced lǎo yóu tiáo.
- a wily old bird; a sly old fox; a slippery character
- overcooked youtiao; deep-fried dough stick that is fried too long
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zài在
dān单
wèi位
lǐ里
shì是
gè个
lǎo老
yóu油
tiáo条
，
shuí谁
dōu都
ná拿
tā他
méi没
bàn办
fǎ法
。
He's a slick operator in the office; nobody can do anything about him.
Bié别
gēn跟
tā他
shuǎ耍
xīn心
yǎn眼
，
tā他
kě可
jīng精
zhe着
ne呢
，
shì是
gè个
lǎo老
yóu油
tiáo条
。
Don't try to outsmart him; he's very shrewd, a real old fox.
Nà那
gè个
lǎo老
yóu油
tiáo条
yòu又
zhǎo找
jiè借
kǒu口
bǎ把
gōng工
zuò作
tuī推
gěi给
bié别
rén人
le了
。
That slippery character found another excuse to push the work onto someone else.