那这不是倚老卖老吗
“She takes advantage of her seniority, doesn't she?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她把陈婷的事宣传的 整个小区都人尽皆知
“She makes the people of the whole community know the thing of Chen Ting.”
那 这不是 倚老卖老 吗
“She takes advantage of her seniority, doesn't she?”
凌霄的爸爸不管吗 呵呵 你别提我凌爸了
“Doesn't Ling Xiao's father take care of it? Ho. Not to mention my Father Ling.”
“She is just abusing her seniority to bully others!”
While filial piety and respect for elders are central to Chinese culture, exploiting one's elder status to manipulate others (倚老卖老) is widely resented in modern daily life.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
taking advantage of one's seniority or age
A common idiomatic phrase (chengyu) used critically to describe an older person who demands unreasonable deference or behaves inappropriately simply because of their age.
Transforms the statement into a rhetorical question to seek agreement and emphasize indignation.
