老甘蔗，老根節

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	sugar cane		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	roots and nodes
trad. (老甘蔗，老根節)		老	甘蔗	，	老	根節
simp. (老甘蔗，老根节)		老	甘蔗	，	老	根节
Literally: “old sugar cane, old roots and nodes”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lāu kam-chià, lāu kun-chat

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu kam-chià, lāu kun-chat
    • Tâi-lô: lāu kam-tsià, lāu kun-tsat
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lau²²⁻²¹ kam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia²¹ lau²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

Idiom

老甘蔗，老根節

1. (Hokkien) experienced and mature, thoughtful and meticulous in handling affairs