老奸巨滑 — “Old, greatly treacherous and slippery”
老奸巨滑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes an individual who is deeply experienced in worldly affairs, often through cunning and deceitful means, and is exceedingly treacherous and sly in their actions; a wily old fox”. Literally, “Old, greatly treacherous and slippery”.
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More idioms starting with 老
- lǎo老bù不xiǎo晓shì事old and muddled
- lǎo老zhī之jiāng将zhì至old age is approaching
- lǎo老yú于shì世gù故worldly-wise and experienced
- lǎo老sēng僧rù入dìng定deeply absorbed and still
- lǎo老bā八bèi辈zi子extremely old-fashioned
- lǎo老yī医shǎo少bo卜Each has their own strengths
- lǎo老gǔ古bǎn板an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud
- lǎo老gǔ古dǒng董old-fashioned person or thing
- lǎo老wú吾lǎo老yǐ以jí及rén人zhī之lǎo老Respect all elders as your own
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤Regret wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲lament wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大wú无chéng成grow old without achieving anything
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What does 老奸巨滑 mean?
老奸巨滑 (lǎo jiān jù huá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes an individual who is deeply experienced in worldly affairs, often through cunning and deceitful means, and is exceedingly treacherous and sly in their actions; a wily old fox”.
How do you pronounce 老奸巨滑?
老奸巨滑 is pronounced lǎo jiān jù huá in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老奸巨滑 literally mean?
Literally, 老奸巨滑 means “Old, greatly treacherous and slippery”. It is used to mean “describes an individual who is deeply experienced in worldly affairs, often through cunning and deceitful means, and is exceedingly treacherous and sly in their actions; a wily old fox”.
What is the Chinese definition of 老奸巨滑?
奸：奸诈；滑：狡猾。形容世故深而手段极其奸诈狡猾的人。