老油条 - Old Fried Dough Fritter

定义：
形容一个人很世故、老练、圆滑，非常懂得应付人情世故。

词语来源：
油条经过热油反复炸制，“老油条”便被引申为“经过社会历练的人”，难以被骗。

例句：

• “别想骗他，他可是个老油条。”

• “他看起来老实，其实在职场上很老油条。”

Definition:
A street-smart, sly, highly experienced person who knows how to navigate situations cleverly, sometimes too cleverly.

Origin:
油条 (fried dough fritter) is fried repeatedly in hot oil. “Old oil fritter” metaphorically refers to someone seasoned by experience and difficult to fool.

Example Usage:

• “Don’t try to cheat him; he’s a 老油条.”

• “She acts innocent, but actually very 老油条 in office politics.”