薑是老的辣

Chinese

		ginger	be; yes; this	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	hot (spicy); pungent
trad. (薑是老的辣)		薑	是	老	的	辣
simp. (姜是老的辣)		姜	是	老	的	辣
Literally: “It's the older ginger that is the spicy one.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāng shì lǎo de là

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕˋ ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāng shì lǎo de là
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕˋ ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiang shìh lǎo de̊ là
    • Wade–Giles: chiang¹ shih⁴ lao³ tê⁵ la⁴
    • Yale: jyāng shr̀ lǎu de là
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiang shyh lao .de lah
    • Palladius: цзян ши лао дэ ла (czjan ši lao dɛ la)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ lä⁵¹/

Proverb

薑是老的辣

1. The older the person is, the more seasoned (wiser or more treacherous) they are.

Synonyms

• 薑還是老的辣／姜还是老的辣 (jiāng háishì lǎo de là)
• 薑越老越辣／姜越老越辣 (jiāngyuèlǎoyuèlà)