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🇨🇳 Chinese, taken literally

老油条

lao you tiao · lǎo yóutiáo

Literally

old fried dough stick

What it really means

a slick old hand; a wily veteran

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Chinese, taken literally

加油add oil马马虎虎horse horse tiger tiger吃醋eat vinegar拍马屁pat the horse's butt走后门go through the back door打酱油buy soy sauce