树老根多，人老话多樹老根多，人老話多樹老根多，人老話多

an old tree has many roots; an old person has many words

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Older people tend to talk a lot and nag. Said teasingly or ruefully.

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Simplified: 树老根多，人老话多
Traditional (Taiwan): 樹老根多，人老話多
Pinyin: shù lǎo gēn duō, rén lǎohuà duō
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄣㄉㄨㄛ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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