薑還是老的辣

See also: 姜还是老的辣

Chinese

		ginger	still; nevertheless; yet	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	hot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. (薑還是老的辣)		薑	還是	老	的	辣
simp. (姜还是老的辣)		姜	还是	老	的	辣
Literally: “It's the older ginger that is the spicy one.”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāng háishì lǎo de là

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤㄏㄞˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): goeng¹ waan⁴ si⁶ lou⁵ dik¹ laat⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiāng háishì lǎo de là
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤㄏㄞˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiang háishìh lǎo de̊ là
  - Wade–Giles: chiang¹ hai²-shih⁴ lao³ tê⁵ la⁴
  - Yale: jyāng hái-shr̀ lǎu de là
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiang hairshyh lao .de lah
  - Palladius: цзян хайши лао дэ ла (czjan xajši lao dɛ la)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ lä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: goeng¹ waan⁴ si⁶ lou⁵ dik¹ laat⁶
  - Yale: gēung wàahn sih lóuh dīk laaht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goeng¹ waan⁴ si⁶ lou⁵ dik⁷ laat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêng¹ wan⁴ xi⁶ lou⁵ dig¹ lad⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kœːŋ⁵⁵ waːn²¹ siː²² lou̯¹³ tɪk̚⁵ laːt̚²/

Proverb

薑還是老的辣

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

Synonyms

薑是老的辣／姜是老的辣 (jiāng shì lǎo de là)
薑越老越辣／姜越老越辣 (jiāngyuèlǎoyuèlà)

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