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src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u8001\u5c41\u80a1.png\" alt=\"\u8001\u5c41\u80a1\"><\/div><\/div>\n  <h1>Lao Pigu<\/h1>\n  <div class=\"odd-hanzi-title\">\n    <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8001\u5c41\u80a1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8001\u5c41\u80a1<\/span> \u00b7 L\u01ceo p\u00ecg\u01d4\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"odd-banner\">\n  <div class=\"odd-banner-label\">In one line<\/div>\n  Literally &#8220;old butt&#8221; \u2014 a casual Taiwanese slang term for a seasoned office veteran who knows all the shortcuts, politics, and how to slack off comfortably.\n<\/div>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Definition<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%90%8D%E8%A9%9E%E5%90%8D%E8%AF%8D_NOUN\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u540d\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u540d\u8bcd<\/span> NOUN<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Literally meaning &#8220;old butt,&#8221; this playful and slightly sarcastic Taiwanese slang refers to someone who has been in a company, organization, or group for a long time.<\/p>\n  <p>An &#8220;old butt&#8221; knows all the office politics, understands how the system works, and has mastered the art of surviving comfortably\u2014often by letting newer employees handle the heavy lifting.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Examples<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BE%8B%E5%8F%A5%E4%BE%8B%E5%8F%A5\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f8b\u53e5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f8b\u53e5<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b<\/span><rt>g\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9032\u4f86<\/span><rt>j\u00ecnlai<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u597d<\/span><rt>zu\u00ech\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c0\u5bdf<\/span><rt>gu\u0101nch\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e9b<\/span><rt>n\u00e0xi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5c41\u80a1<\/span><rt>l\u01ceop\u00ecg\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u5b58<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngc\u00fan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a<\/span><rt>g\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdb\u6765<\/span><rt>j\u00ecnlai<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u597d<\/span><rt>zu\u00ech\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c2\u5bdf<\/span><rt>gu\u0101nch\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e9b<\/span><rt>n\u00e0xi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5c41\u80a1<\/span><rt>l\u01ceop\u00ecg\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u5b58<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngc\u00fan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <div class=\"odd-en\">You just got here. You better watch how those old-timers survive first.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90e8\u9580<\/span><rt>b\u00f9m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5c41\u80a1<\/span><rt>l\u01ceop\u00ecg\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9023<\/span><rt>li\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d93\u7406<\/span><rt>j\u012bngl\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span><rt>b\u00fa t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6562<\/span><rt>g\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ba1<\/span><rt>gu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90e8\u95e8<\/span><rt>b\u00f9m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5c41\u80a1<\/span><rt>l\u01ceop\u00ecg\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fde<\/span><rt>li\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ecf\u7406<\/span><rt>j\u012bngl\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span><rt>b\u00fa t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6562<\/span><rt>g\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ba1<\/span><rt>gu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <div class=\"odd-en\">He&#8217;s been in our department forever. Even the manager doesn&#8217;t really mess with him.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4e9b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8xi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5c41\u80a1<\/span><rt>l\u01ceop\u00ecg\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700<\/span><rt>zu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6df7<\/span><rt>h\u00f9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b\u60c5<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecq\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c38\u9060<\/span><rt>y\u01d2ngyu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u843d<\/span><rt>lu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0\u4eba<\/span><rt>x\u012bnr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u982d\u4e0a<\/span><rt>t\u00f3u sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e9b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8xi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5c41\u80a1<\/span><rt>l\u01ceop\u00ecg\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700<\/span><rt>zu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6df7<\/span><rt>h\u00f9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b\u60c5<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecq\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c38\u8fdc<\/span><rt>y\u01d2ngyu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u843d<\/span><rt>lu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0\u4eba<\/span><rt>x\u012bnr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5934\u4e0a<\/span><rt>t\u00f3u sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <div class=\"odd-en\">Those old-timers are pros at slacking. The work always ends up on the newbies.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Dialogue<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B0%8D%E8%A9%B1%E5%AF%B9%E8%AF%9D\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0d\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bf9\u8bdd<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">A<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u73ed<\/span><rt>ji\u0101b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u6a23<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u73ed<\/span><rt>ji\u0101b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u6837<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">Is it really okay that we work overtime every day?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">B<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u554f<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa6\u516c\u5ba4<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ng\u014dngsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1\u7684<\/span><rt>l\u01d0 de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e9b<\/span><rt>n\u00e0xi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5c41\u80a1<\/span><rt>l\u01ceop\u00ecg\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5982\u679c<\/span><rt>r\u00fagu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u5011<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9858\u610f<\/span><rt>yu\u00e0ny\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u64d4<\/span><rt>f\u0113nd\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9700\u8981<\/span><rt>x\u016by\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u73ed<\/span><rt>ji\u0101b\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u529e\u516c\u5ba4<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ng\u014dngsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc\u7684<\/span><rt>l\u01d0 de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e9b<\/span><rt>n\u00e0xi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5c41\u80a1<\/span><rt>l\u01ceop\u00ecg\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5982\u679c<\/span><rt>r\u00fagu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u4eec<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u613f\u610f<\/span><rt>yu\u00e0ny\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u62c5<\/span><rt>f\u0113nd\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9700\u8981<\/span><rt>x\u016by\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u73ed<\/span><rt>ji\u0101b\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">Ask the old-timers in the office! If they were willing to share some of the workload, we wouldn&#8217;t even need to stay late.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">A<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u616e<\/span><rt>k\u01ceol\u01dc<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0\u4eba<\/span><rt>x\u012bnr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e\u4f86<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8651<\/span><rt>k\u01ceol\u01dc<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0\u4eba<\/span><rt>x\u012bnr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7\u6765<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">Isn&#8217;t the company thinking about hiring more people? There&#8217;s clearly too much work.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">B<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5c41\u80a1<\/span><rt>l\u01ceop\u00ecg\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u88e1<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d\u5b50<\/span><rt>w\u00e8izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5c41\u80a1<\/span><rt>l\u01ceop\u00ecg\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u91cc<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d\u5b50<\/span><rt>w\u00e8izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">As long as the old-timers don&#8217;t leave, where&#8217;s the room for new hires?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Don&#8217;t mix these up<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%BE%A8%E6%9E%90%E8%BE%A8%E6%9E%90\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8fa8\u6790<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fa8\u6790<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>People often confuse different ways to talk about experienced members or senior colleagues. Here is how they compare:<\/p>\n  <table>\n    <tr><th>Term<\/th><th>What it actually means<\/th><th>Tone<\/th><\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td class=\"odd-term\">\u8001\u5c41\u80a1<span class=\"odd-py\">l\u01ceo p\u00ecg\u01d4<\/span><\/td>\n      <td>A seasoned veteran who knows all shortcuts and how to slack off (Taiwan slang)<\/td>\n      <td>Casual, playful, or slightly sarcastic<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td class=\"odd-term\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8001\u9ce5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8001\u9e1f<\/span> <span class=\"odd-py\">l\u01ceoni\u01ceo<\/span><\/td>\n      <td>An experienced person or veteran in a workplace or field<\/td>\n      <td>Common, neutral to casual<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td class=\"odd-term\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8cc7\u6df1\u54e1\u5de5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8d44\u6df1\u5458\u5de5<\/span><span class=\"odd-py\">z\u012bsh\u0113n yu\u00e1ng\u014dng<\/span><\/td>\n      <td>A senior employee with tenure and experience<\/td>\n      <td>Formal, professional<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/table>\n  <p style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft)\">The quick test: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8001\u5c41\u80a1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8001\u5c41\u80a1<\/span> is colorful Taiwan slang with a cheeky vibe about office veterans, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8001\u9ce5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8001\u9e1f<\/span> is the standard term for a veteran, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8cc7\u6df1\u54e1\u5de5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8d44\u6df1\u5458\u5de5<\/span> is strictly formal.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Flashcards<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%BF%AB%E9%96%83%E5%8D%A1%E5%BF%AB%E9%97%AA%E5%8D%A1\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5feb\u9583\u5361<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5feb\u95ea\u5361<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:16px\">Tap a card to flip it.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"odd-flip-grid\">\n    <div class=\"odd-flip\"><div class=\"odd-flip-inner\">\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-front\"><div class=\"odd-fh\">\u8001\u5c41\u80a1<\/div><div class=\"odd-fp\">l\u01ceo p\u00ecg\u01d4<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-back\">Office veteran \/ old-timer \u2014 knows how to slack off comfortably<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-flip\"><div class=\"odd-flip-inner\">\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-front\"><div class=\"odd-fh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8001\u9ce5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8001\u9e1f<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"odd-fp\">l\u01ceoni\u01ceo<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-back\">Old bird \/ veteran \u2014 someone with lots of experience<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-flip\"><div class=\"odd-flip-inner\">\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-front\"><div class=\"odd-fh\">\u65b0\u4eba<\/div><div class=\"odd-fp\">x\u012bnr\u00e9n<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-back\">Newbie \/ newcomer \u2014 fresh to the team<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-flip\"><div class=\"odd-flip-inner\">\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-front\"><div class=\"odd-fh\">\u83dc<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ce5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9e1f<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"odd-fp\">c\u00e0ini\u01ceo<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-back\">Greenhorn \/ rookie \u2014 inexperienced beginner<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Beyond Chinese<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%B7%A8%E8%AA%9E%E8%A8%80%E8%B7%A8%E8%AF%AD%E8%A8%80\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8de8\u8a9e\u8a00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8de8\u8bed\u8a00<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>The concept of office veterans or seasoned old-timers exists vividly in Korean and Japanese workplace culture.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"odd-lang-cards\">\n    <div class=\"odd-lang-card\">\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-flag\">Korean \u00b7 \uace0\ucc38<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-term\">\uace0\ucc38 (gocham)<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-ex\">\uc800 \uc120\ubc30\ub294 \ud68c\uc0ac\uc5d0\uc11c \uc644\uc804\ud788 \uace0\ucc38\uc774\ub77c\uc11c \ub208\uce58 \uc548 \ubcf4\uace0 \ub2e4\ub140\uc694.<br>That senior is a total veteran in the company and moves around without caring what others think.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-lang-card\">\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-flag\">Japanese \u00b7 \u53e4\u682a<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-term\">\u53e4\u682a (furuhabu)<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-ex\">\u3042\u306e\u53e4\u682a\u305f\u3061\u304c\u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068\u3067\u3082\u624b\u4f1d\u3063\u3066\u304f\u308c\u305f\u3089\u3044\u3044\u306e\u306b\u3002<br>I wish those old-timers would help out just a little bit.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-fact\">\n    <div class=\"odd-fact-label\">Etymology fact<\/div>\n    The term &#8220;l\u01ceo p\u00ecg\u01d4&#8221; combines &#8220;l\u01ceo&#8221; (old) with &#8220;p\u00ecg\u01d4&#8221; (butt\/bottom). 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