pride oneself on being a veteran

pride oneself on being a veteran

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ L ǎ om à IL ǎ o, which means that the older people, who have the seniority and despise others, think that all people must be humble and considerate. From the first fold of Xie Jinwu.

The origin of Idioms

Yuan · anonymous "Xie Jinwu" the first fold: "I just let you say a few words, then the tube rely on the old to sell the old, mouth nagging can't say."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym for the old do not respect antonym old and strong, old and strong, mature and prudent

Idiom usage

Chapter five and seven of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: "the cuckoo blushed after hearing this and said with a smile:" my aunt is really a person who depends on her old age and sells her old age. " Chapter 27 of Li Baojia's the appearance of officialdom in the Qing Dynasty: hateful Hua Laoer relies on his old age to sell his old age. I don't know how much money he really got from Jia, but he did his best to help him, regardless of his face! Zhou Erfu's Shanghai morning, Part 4, Part 2: "I'm worried about people like him who rely on the old to sell the old, run rampant and ignore us." The first act of Cao Yu's Beijinger: "Zhang: (when he meets his grandfather's colleagues who depend on and sell their elders, he has no choice but to talk freely and happily) Yes, yes, Granny Chen."