人老精,姜老辣 人老精,薑老辣 人老精,薑老辣

the older the person the sharper; the older the ginger the hotter

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
Age brings shrewdness, as ginger gets spicier. Approving or wary; like 'there's no fool like an old fool' in reverse.
Simplified
人老精,姜老辣
Traditional (Taiwan)
人老精,薑老辣
Pinyin
rén lǎo jīng, Jiāng lǎolà
Bopomofo
ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ,ㄐㄧㄤ ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄚˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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