八月的柿子,越老越红 八月的柿子,越老越紅 八月的柿子,越老越紅

persimmons in the eighth month: the older, the redder

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Said of a person who gets more successful and more respected with age. Approving.
Wordplay
红 (hóng) means literally red in colour and figuratively popular or esteemed.
Simplified
八月的柿子,越老越红
Traditional (Taiwan)
八月的柿子,越老越紅
Pinyin
bāyuè de shìzi, yuè lǎo yuè hóng
Bopomofo
ㄅㄚ ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕˋ ˙ㄗ,ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ

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

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