老东西 (lǎo dōng xī) — (derogatory) old fart, old bastard (insult for an elderly person); (literal) old stuff, old thing
Definition
A derogatory insult aimed at an elderly person (literally 'old thing'). Always offensive — don't confuse with the neutral 老人, which just means 'old person'.
noun
(derogatory) old fartold bastard (insult for an elderly person)(literal) old stuffold thing
Examples
- 老东西,。Nà ge lǎo dōng xī yòu zài mà rén le, zhēn tǎo yàn.That old fart is yelling at people again, so annoying.
- 老东西,。Nǐ bǎ zhè xiē lǎo dōng xī dōu rēng le ba, liú zhe yě méi yòng.Just throw away all this old stuff; keeping it is useless.
- 老东西,。Tā jū rán gǎn jiào zì jǐ de fù qīn lǎo dōng xī, tài bú xiào le.He actually dared to call his own father an old bastard — so unfilial.
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